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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If the state would fund its mandates, the doomsday budget cuts looming over the 1.2 million weekday RTA riders could significantly shrink.
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Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2025
Lori Daybell trial: Opening statements set to begin in latest murder case of 'doomsday mom'
Lee and Parish were both turkey hunting separately at the time, according to authorities.
—Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 7 Apr. 2025
Was this the chilling doomsday scenario Stephen King had imagined in The Stand?
—Josh Weiss, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
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—Ruth Foxe Blader, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
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Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2025
Lori Daybell trial: Opening statements set to begin in latest murder case of 'doomsday mom'
Lee and Parish were both turkey hunting separately at the time, according to authorities.
—Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 7 Apr. 2025
Was this the chilling doomsday scenario Stephen King had imagined in The Stand?
—Josh Weiss, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
Amidst a potentially painful transition for big banks, and as the promise of machines doing white-collar jobs spells doomsday for middle management, brand new financial services companies already do more with less.
—Ruth Foxe Blader, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for doomsday
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“Doomsday.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/doomsday. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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