often attributive
1
: a day of final judgment
2
: a time of catastrophic destruction and death
Examples of doomsday in a Sentence
a warning that doomsday is near
The book explores a doomsday scenario in which an asteroid hits the Earth.
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And there's also original stuff like Kathryn Bigelow's Oscar-ready doomsday drama and Ben Stiller's documentary about his parents, Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara.
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Brian Truitt, USA Today, 24 Oct. 2025
The doomsday Zoom call is real The bulk of the movie revolves around a video conference between military officials, the president (played by Idris Elba), and the secretary of defense (played by Jared Harris).
—Geoff Brumfiel, NPR, 24 Oct. 2025
In that doomsday scenario, California would be subsidizing productions that would have opted to shoot in the state regardless.
—Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2025
This doomsday mentality drives the Zizians to ideological violence under the banner of thwarting the threat of AI.
—Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 20 Oct. 2025
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Brian Truitt, USA Today, 24 Oct. 2025
The doomsday Zoom call is real The bulk of the movie revolves around a video conference between military officials, the president (played by Idris Elba), and the secretary of defense (played by Jared Harris).
—Geoff Brumfiel, NPR, 24 Oct. 2025
In that doomsday scenario, California would be subsidizing productions that would have opted to shoot in the state regardless.
—Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2025
This doomsday mentality drives the Zizians to ideological violence under the banner of thwarting the threat of AI.
—Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 20 Oct. 2025
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“Doomsday.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/doomsday. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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