Sentence examples for looked catastrophic from inspiring English sources

The economy had been shrinking for at least a year, and the slowdown had looked catastrophic for months, at least to the economists who were warning of looming stagflation.

"For a while, this was looking catastrophic," Mr. Purpera said.

Yes, the situation on Wall Street looks catastrophic.

The news "takes itself very seriously " said the author Alain de Botton who criticised the reporting of the UK floods, claiming journalists made it look catastrophic.

"For the massive oil spill that it is, I don't think that we're looking at catastrophic effects on seafood," Mr. Link said.

Around the anniversary of the Deepwater Horizon spill, for example, some noted that the environmental impact of the "disaster" was looking less catastrophic than people had initially predicted.

Racing enthusiasts seem to feel that the general public, rather than being horrified, should view these breakdowns the way boxing fans and pro football fans look at catastrophic injuries: as unfortunate but inevitable consequences of difficult sports.

But the recent number looks downright catastrophic compared to the last 10 years.

He warned the crowd that "we're looking at catastrophic consequences in the next four to eight years -- if we make it".

And this one isn't any less ludicrous, countless research has shown that we are not looking at catastrophic mass migration to the US and Europe because of climate change.

"It wasn't anything that looked like a catastrophic fall, so I'm a bit mystified".