Sentence examples for a calamitous step from inspiring English sources

If Afghanistan falls into the hands of terrorists, be it ISIS or the Taliban, it will be a calamitous step backward for civilization.

An implicit answer might be found in "Cars 2," which takes the bold, arguably generous and ultimately calamitous step of pushing its lovable, goofy second banana to the center of the action.

Now that the boom has drawn to a calamitous close, the inevitable next step is a series of punishing tax increases.

To avoid a calamitous fiscal contraction, he and Republicans will strike a deal to step back from the cliff.

It is a calamitous desire.

Of course, that followed a calamitous decline.

"It's a calamitous mess.

If so, it was a calamitous mistake.

It was a calamitous miscalculation for Syria and for Turkey.

Aid workers feared a calamitous battle for the city.

Baghdad's hospitals were in a calamitous state.