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
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The doomsday crowd may want to check its history books.
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Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 4 May 2026
Derek Muller, an election law expert, suggests that scenario is little more than a fever dream of doomsday devotees and overly nervous Nellies.
—Mark Barabak, Mercury News, 1 May 2026
First, their ancestors had to survive the dinosaurs’ doomsday, which was no small feat.
—Kate Wong, Scientific American, 1 May 2026
Derek Muller, an election law expert, suggests that scenario is little more than a fever dream of doomsday devotees and overly nervous Nellies.
—Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2026
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Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 4 May 2026
Derek Muller, an election law expert, suggests that scenario is little more than a fever dream of doomsday devotees and overly nervous Nellies.
—Mark Barabak, Mercury News, 1 May 2026
First, their ancestors had to survive the dinosaurs’ doomsday, which was no small feat.
—Kate Wong, Scientific American, 1 May 2026
Derek Muller, an election law expert, suggests that scenario is little more than a fever dream of doomsday devotees and overly nervous Nellies.
—Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2026
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“Doomsday.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/doomsday. Accessed 5 May. 2026.
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doomsday
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dooms·day
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