How to Use debacle in a Sentence

debacle

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  • After the debacle of his first novel, he had trouble getting a publisher for his next book.
  • There appears to be a blame game between the federal and state governments over the Djokovic debacle.
    — Britt Clennett, ABC News, 6 Jan. 2022
  • This may be the reason for the ongoing Quarter Pounder debacle.
    — Yasmin Tayag, The Atlantic, 24 Oct. 2024
  • Dodger fans lost their cool and the Dodgers lost their edge in a series-tying debacle, columnist Bill Plaschke observes.
    — Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2024
  • The whole debacle is reflective of the nuanced place that AI finds itself in the TV creation world at this present moment.
    — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 1 Nov. 2024
  • Hughes offered some advice for fellow drivers after Thursday's debacle.
    — Tessa Duvall, The Courier-Journal, 8 Jan. 2022
  • Khan never imagined Meyer, one of college football’s winningest coaches, would be such an NFL debacle.
    — Mark Long, orlandosentinel.com, 28 Dec. 2021
  • Its iBuying debacle has cut the market capitalizations of both Zillow and Opendoor.
    — Peter Cohan, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2021
  • Have the Maryland diocese and the church learned the right lessons from the Heather Cook debacle?
    — Jonathan M. Pitts, Baltimore Sun, 11 Sep. 2023
  • Minus the London debacle, the Ravens have played well on the road.
    — The Baltimore Sun, baltimoresun.com, 19 Oct. 2017
  • Forbes walked into the locker room to find the box score from the night's debacle in the chair in front of his stall.
    — Jeff McDonald, San Antonio Express-News, 26 Jan. 2018
  • And no way should Texas consumers have to foot the bill for this debacle.
    — Dave Lieber, Dallas News, 13 Apr. 2023
  • The past three seasons have been a debacle for the Brooklyn Nets.
    — Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY, 2 July 2022
  • And the fact that Zhang was in-charge during the debacle marked a black spot on his tenure, too.
    — Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz, 20 June 2023
  • Amazon has had more than its fair share of debacles over the years.
    — Louryn Strampe, WIRED, 9 July 2023
  • Has the Bears debacle humbled him, or will his ego still need to be fed?
    — David Haugh, chicagotribune.com, 9 Dec. 2017
  • Nevada had planned to use the app, but after the debacle.
    — Cat Zakrzewski, Washington Post, 14 Feb. 2020
  • This one may have been more of a debacle — and maybe more costly.
    — oregonlive, 8 Sep. 2019
  • The Monday night opener against the Jets was a debacle.
    — Shawn Windsor, Detroit Free Press, 31 July 2019
  • Cavs must find a way to make lemonade out of lemons with this debacle.
    — Chris Fedor, cleveland, 8 Sep. 2020
  • Save for the Christmas night debacle against the Ravens, Purdy has been elite.
    — Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 17 Jan. 2024
  • There is plenty of blame to go around for this debacle.
    — Gilbert Garcia, San Antonio Express-News, 16 Feb. 2021
  • With no one left to bid but Jio, too young to be ensnared in the tax debacle, the pickings may be slim.
    — The Economist, 12 Dec. 2019
  • Before the debate debacle, the two contenders were tied at 37% of the vote.
    — Elizabeth Beyer, USA TODAY, 8 July 2024
  • All-Star Game and to put the post-election debacle behind us.
    — Geoff Duncan, National Review, 13 Apr. 2021
  • Though the past day’s debacle is far from ideal, there is some good that can come from this.
    — Charles Stewart Iii, Wired, 4 Feb. 2020
  • For her part, Sears must have thrown up her hands in disgust when news of the debacle at Tarawa reached her.
    — Catherine Musemeche, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 July 2022
  • Can Mater Dei move on from last season’s off-the-field debacle?
    — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2022
  • The two sides are still bruised by the missile-defence debacle.
    — The Economist, 1 Feb. 2018
  • Elk Grove was twice sued for the Oak Rose Apartment debacle.
    — Marcus D. Smith, Sacramento Bee, 23 Jan. 2024

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