Sentence examples for a debacle on from inspiring English sources
Both candidates declined to re-examine Monday's contentious caucus result, which was described as a "debacle" on Thursday by the Des Moines Register, the state's leading newspaper after her win came down to less than 0.3 of a percentage point.
It's not quite a debacle on the order of hanging chads, but as Scott Feinberg writes at The Hollywood Reporter, some voters are perplexed about why the ballot only has five spaces for best picture, when there can be up to 10 nominees.
She urges cooks to do some research and a recipe "test run" before stuffing turkeys to "avoid a debacle on Thanksgiving day," especially if they've never done it before.
In the case of Missouri, McConnell strongly condemned Tea Party favorite Todd Akin for his incendiary comments about "legitimate rape," and sent signals that Akin should consider dropping out before a candidate deadline passed last fall to avoid a debacle on Election Day.
On March 22nd, her latest play, "God of Carnage" — a comedy of manners, or, perhaps more accurately, a debacle of manners — opens on Broadway.
The intervention into the Terri Schiavo mess was a debacle for Republicans, egged on by the likes of Operation Rescue.
There's a debacle going on in our schools that no one is talking about – especially not the government.
If that sounds harsh, consider the debacle of recent diplomacy -- a debacle brought on by awesome arrogance and a vastly inflated sense of self-importance.
ATLANTA — After a double debacle on Thursday, the last thing the Mets needed or wanted was another doubleheader to compound their early-season difficulties.
Chris Concannon, an executive at the trading firm Virtu Financial, spread his criticism more broadly, telling the conference, which was held at the St . Regishotel in Manhattan and sponsored by the investment bank Sandler O'Neill, that the offering "was a complete debacle on all parts".
Spurred by a recent debacle on Australian television program "Hey Hey It's Saturday," black-face people worldwide are stepping forward and demanding they be treated with the respect and equality they deserve.
