catastrophically
Americanadverb
Example Sentences
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Near the start of that period the Greeks saw the Persians, rulers of a vast empire, overreach themselves and fail in two invasions of Europe, the second time catastrophically.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 25, 2026
Flanker Mauro Bergamasco was memorably and catastrophically deployed at scrum-half in a 36-11 defeat at Twickenham in 2009.
From BBC ● Mar. 6, 2026
“They catastrophically failed in this case, and they’re going to pay the price,” Claypool said of DCFS.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 25, 2026
The question for markets to consider is whether it will do so completely and catastrophically before private credit’s loans to those software companies mature.
From Barron's ● Feb. 24, 2026
But because he lacks one very basic ability—the ability to mind-read—he can be presented with that scene in Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? and come to a conclusion that is socially completely and catastrophically wrong.
From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell
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