the apocalypse
noun
: the end or destruction of the world especially as described in the Christian Bible
Some people believed the apocalypse would happen in the year 2000.
waiting for the apocalypse
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Two Thousand and Late (Atypical Artists) Two Thousand and Late tells the story of a demon from hell sent to bring along the apocalypse.
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Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 21 Apr. 2026
Inside is a phone number that teams can text to meet EDIN, who is trapped inside a machine and needs help to escape before the apocalypse arrives.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Apr. 2026
Perhaps the apocalypse is near, because what’s proven to be a difficult task for the Hornets seemingly forever finally happened Thursday night.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 27 Mar. 2026
In the summer of 1912, word reached Robert Fiske Griggs that the apocalypse had arrived on Kodiak, an inhabited island off the coast of Alaska.
—Quanta Magazine, 27 Mar. 2026
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Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 21 Apr. 2026
Inside is a phone number that teams can text to meet EDIN, who is trapped inside a machine and needs help to escape before the apocalypse arrives.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Apr. 2026
Perhaps the apocalypse is near, because what’s proven to be a difficult task for the Hornets seemingly forever finally happened Thursday night.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 27 Mar. 2026
In the summer of 1912, word reached Robert Fiske Griggs that the apocalypse had arrived on Kodiak, an inhabited island off the coast of Alaska.
—Quanta Magazine, 27 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for the apocalypse
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“The apocalypse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20apocalypse. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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