Catastrophic

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"Catastrophic" in a Sentence (13 examples)

The consequence of a wrong translation can sometimes be catastrophic.

You need to look at things from a different angle, it's not as catastrophic as you think.

Ups and downs must be expected; but even in the face of catastrophic loss and sorrow, I like to think that at bottom I can't not be all right: I read the lines as they were written.

Climate scientists say we need to avert an additional 2-degree temperature increase to avoid the most catastrophic impacts of climate change.

The government was criticised for not taking pre-emptive action to avoid the catastrophic consequences for customers following the collapse of the National Bank.

That would cause a catastrophic accident at the worksite.

This can lead to a catastrophic failure.

This would be catastrophic.

That would be catastrophic.

I've made a catastrophic error.

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The reason why Jon & Kate Plus 8 is such a hot topic is because it might all be a sham. It’s been claimed that Jon has a string of mistresses, that Kate had an affair with her bodyguard and that Baby Number Six is actually a shaved Ewok with a catastrophic heroin addiction. Or something.

Some experts, such as geographer Jared Diamond in his 2005 book, “Collapse,” used Easter Island as a cautionary tale of how the exploitation of limited resources can result in catastrophic population decline, ecological devastation and the destruction of a society through infighting.

catastrophic failure

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