Use of the word catastrophe in a sentence example

catastrophe

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The world was passing through a reaction destined to lead to the earth-shaking catastrophe of 1914. [Please select]

Lack of funds has resulted in a catastrophe for our school system. [noun]

When I began these experiments my motivation was our fear of an imminent ecological catastrophe and a nuclear war in Europe. [noun]

We might almost affirm that Napoleon's catastrophe originated in that sign of a peasant's head. [noun]

The catastrophe of the crucifixion struck them with sorrow and dismay. [Please select]

"You can't make the world afresh with a catastrophe." [Please select]

I had no real sense of a great catastrophe averted. [noun]

He stated briefly all that had taken place, from the time he fell in with the robbers till the winding up of the catastrophe. [noun]

And such a catastrophe of the most gentle creature on earth might have been prevented if Mr. [noun]

Pitiable actors in a tragedy nearing its end, that which it behooves us to do is to precipitate the catastrophe. [noun]

His friend, Lieutenant Jinker, bent his eloquence only to exculpate his favourite mare from any share in contributing to the catastrophe. [noun]

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