common disaster
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Though joined by common disaster, they are meet-cute opposites: Odessa blingy, fatalistic and cool; Angela nerdy, anxious and eager to please.
From New York Times ● Feb. 27, 2022
“If it was only for Japanese people we can say ‘an earthquake has occurred,’” said Kazuki Matsumoto, an official at the land ministry, describing a common disaster announcement.
From New York Times ● Jun. 30, 2021
Each of the country’s over 30 million small businesses has unique needs and challenges in the face of a common disaster.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 26, 2020
We need the universities and we sympathize with their financial problems, but we beg to differ on the thesis of common disaster ahead.
From Time Magazine Archive
Bankers, manufacturers, and noblemen have come to the rescue of ambitious managers, or become ambitious managers themselves, only to go down in the common disaster.
From Chapters of Opera Being historical and critical observations and records concerning the lyric drama in New York from its earliest days down to the present time by Henry Edward Krehbiel
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