DEBACLE in a Sentence

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Well, she'd have to bear it meekly, much as she disliked it, if she expected to snatch victory from this debacle.

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 Meanings and Examples of DEBACLE
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
debacle
 n.  sudden downfall; complete disaster
Classic Sentence:
1  Well, she'd have to bear it meekly, much as she disliked it, if she expected to snatch victory from this debacle.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXXIV
2  Four days after the Jolly Seventeen debacle Vida Sherwin called and casually blew Carol's world to pieces.
Main Street By Sinclair Lewis
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER VIII
Example Sentence:
1  His first performance was a debacle : the audience booed him off the stage.
2  The Argentine debacle has important lessons to teach.
3  In the Airplane movies, every flight turns into a debacle, with passengers and crew members collapsing, and baggage popping out of the overhead bins.
4  The Thomas Cook debacle should jog policymakers into realizing that few travelers merely sign up to a package based on a destination's climate or vibes.