Examples of apocalypse in a Sentence

His book tells of an environmental apocalypse. the fear that the next global pandemic could be an apocalypse of biblical proportions

Recent Examples on the Web At the same time, he and his wife, both of whom had been raised in strict religious households, adopted a millennial form of Christianity, one that saw the world around them as fundamentally corrupt and full of signs of the coming apocalypse. — New York Times, 13 May 2022 The draft opinion itself is a big deal; its leakage is overblown as some sort of transparency apocalypse for the Supreme Court. — Washington Post, 4 May 2022 The movie stars Divergent star Theo James and Vampire Diaries’ Kat Graham as two people among many attempting to escape an unexplained apocalypse. — Paul Tassi, Forbes, 26 Apr. 2022 Identifying new species is a bright spot as parts of the world head for an insect apocalypse due to the climate crisis. — Ashley Strickland, CNN, 23 Apr. 2022 Despite a potential apocalypse being in the works, there’s surprisingly little tension to any of Marc and Steven’s globe-trotting race to stop Harrow. — Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 29 Mar. 2022 Ultimately, then, the story is not about the apocalypse but assimilation and the transition to modernity. — Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2022 This was the season where Nancy averted a supernatural almost-apocalypse, which is a huge undertaking and a huge thing. — Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 29 Jan. 2022 The science shows us that fears of a climate apocalypse are unfounded. — Bjorn Lomborg, National Review, 3 Mar. 2022 See More

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History and Etymology for apocalypse

Middle English Apocalipse "Revelation (the New Testament book)," borrowed from Anglo-French, borrowed from Late Latin apocalypsis "revelation, the Book of Revelation," borrowed from Greek apokálypsis "uncovering, disclosure, revelation," from apokalyp-, stem of apokalýptein "to uncover, disclose, reveal" (from apo- apo- + kalýptein "to cover, protect, conceal," of uncertain origin) + -sis -sis

Note: Greek kalýptein is associated in older handbooks with Indo-European *ḱel- "conceal" (see conceal), though neither the vocalism nor the supposed extension *-up- are easily explicable.

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