disastrously

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for disastrously
Adverb
  • To the surprise of no one, something has gone terribly wrong.
    Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 24 June 2025
  • Then in April 2021, Granda’s plan to escape went terribly wrong.
    Charles Rabin, Miami Herald, 24 June 2025
Adverb
  • Shifting the Narrative Fostering remains poorly understood.
    Avivah Wittenberg-Cox, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025
  • Trump's overall response to the protests fares poorly as well: 41 percent approve, while 48 percent disapprove.
    Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 June 2025
Adverb
  • The soldier had been badly injured in a shootout in Kursk with a Ukrainian fighter from the 8th regiment whose call sign is Bulat.
    Joanna Kakissis, NPR, 16 June 2025
  • The officers are not believed to have been badly hurt and were released from Bellevue Hospital Monday evening.
    Graham Rayman, New York Daily News, 16 June 2025
Adverb
  • Remember, too much of a good thing can turn bad quickly!
    Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 3 Apr. 2024
  • That started off bad and got better.
    Vulture, Vulture, 21 Feb. 2023
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“Disastrously.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disastrously. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.

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