calamity
noun
a great misfortune or disaster, as a flood or serious injury.
calamities
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pluralof calamity.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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“We would not be who we are today without the calamities of our yesterdays,” wrote Salman Rushdie in a memoir, adapting a somewhat similar remark by Samuel Beckett.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
We will treat on-field screw-ups like national calamities.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
But distant suburbs have not been immune to such calamities.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026
Roberts warned of the "calamities that could arise" if presidents were able to impose their will on the Federal Reserve.
From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026
In the shadow of your wings will I make my refuge until these calamities shall be overcome.
From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar
