catastrophically
Americanadverb
Example Sentences
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In Harrogate, another family is also coping with the fall-out from a clinical decision at the trust that seems to have gone catastrophically wrong.
From BBC • May 26, 2026
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
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
"We've done this because Britain is about to make a catastrophically stupid mistake," Holloway said.
From BBC • Feb. 19, 2026
It not only kept electrons from spiraling catastrophically into the nucleus; it also explained hydrogen’s bewildering wavelengths.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
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