How to Use disastrous in a Sentence

disastrous

adjective
  • Half the city was destroyed by a disastrous fire.
  • The bad weather could have a disastrous effect on the area's tourism industry.
  • His failure to back up the computer files had disastrous consequences.
  • The strike was economically disastrous.
  • But the move proved to be disastrous.
    — Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 31 Mar. 2026
  • Both would have been disastrous hires.
    — Jessica Neal, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2025
  • Some of those first dates will be disastrous, as Tatis knows.
    — Bryce Millercolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Feb. 2023
  • That’s why not having him for half their games would be disastrous.
    — Connor Letourneau, San Francisco Chronicle, 2 Oct. 2021
  • But if the paint doesn’t match, the result could be disastrous.
    — Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 25 Mar. 2026
  • Shishimarin’s unit, the day proved disastrous from the very start.
    — Ian Lovett, WSJ, 22 May 2022
  • The next two decades were mostly disastrous.
    — Sean Gregory, Time, 14 June 2026
  • And trust me, the ends get disastrous enough to merit the use of crossbows.
    — Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 15 Oct. 2021
  • Doing the same with a patient or client could be disastrous.
    — Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
  • In the wake of a hot, dry summer, the absence of rain could prove disastrous.
    — Allison Chinchar, CNN, 14 Oct. 2021
  • The twain have met, with disastrous results.
    — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 15 Apr. 2026
  • What might seem like a tempting choice now will only turn out to be disastrous in the long run.
    — Annie Lane, oregonlive, 10 Dec. 2022
  • When renters are kicked out of their homes, the consequences can be disastrous.
    — Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2024
  • Shiffrin, of course, went to disastrous results.
    — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 10 Feb. 2026
  • The nine without him were disastrous.
    — Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 1 Mar. 2026
  • The nine-game homestand has been a disastrous stretch.
    — Kansas City Star, 27 May 2026
  • Part of the rush to take up flags may be the disastrous economy in Britain.
    — Simon Constable, FOXNews.com, 22 Mar. 2026
  • No one has been sent home or saved because of a disastrous technical.
    — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 3 Oct. 2025
  • But maybe hold off on having a few too many because the effects in the air could be disastrous.
    — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 24 Apr. 2022
  • Here’s why this simple move will have disastrous results.
    — Roberta Matuson, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • For the first few days of my testing, the battery life was truly disastrous.
    — David Pierce, The Verge, 2 May 2024
  • Trading away Jokic would be disastrous, and the thought of it is just as bad.
    — Ricardo Klein, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 June 2025
  • But a disastrous start to the year by the Aggies snuffed out all of that progress in the span of four weeks.
    — The Salt Lake Tribune, 24 Nov. 2021
  • There would be other bad sets, but none as disastrous as that first night at Chuckles.
    — Adrienne Lafrance, The Atlantic, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Their biggest problem has been a disastrous bullpen.
    — Daniel R. Epstein, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Using rubber, wood, or plastic in the oven can cause a huge mess or even a disastrous fire.
    — Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 28 Apr. 2026

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