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
That combination is most plausible if oil prices stay elevated, but not catastrophically so.
From Barron's • Mar. 20, 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
They added that the families wanted to know what checks were made and how the nursery's safeguarding systems had "failed so catastrophically".
From BBC • Feb. 9, 2026
Yet it is also true that the very same troubles that loom catastrophically large one day can seem like small potatoes the next, particularly if even worse troubles have popped up to take their place.
From "The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling" by Maryrose Wood
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