crisis

[ˈkraɪsɪs]

Definition:
1. An unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty.
2. A crucial stage or turning point in the course of something.

'crisis' example sentence:

1. Do they understand the immediacy of the crisis?
2. She is a pillar of strength in a crisis.
3. The budget crisis also spotlighted a weakening economy.
4. At home a crisis was brewing.
5. Her best qualities come out in a crisis.
6. Their relationship seems to lurch from one crisis to the next.
7. The border dispute turned into a full-blown crisis.
8. Bankers were fearful of a world banking crisis.
9. Warships were sent in as the crisis deepened.
10. His resignation precipitated a leadership crisis.
11. She has always been to the fore at moments of crisis.
12. Their marriage has reached crisis point.
13. The country was passing through a grave crisis.
14. The economy is locked in a systemic crisis.
15. A crisis brings out the best in her.
16. She went through an identity crisis in her teens.
17. There was a crisis looming.
18. Manufacturing failed to meet the crisis of the 1970s.
19. What we have here is a crisis situation.
20. Her love of melodrama meant that any small problem became a crisis.
21. You must accept a portion of the blame for this crisis.
22. The crisis helped to weld the party together.
23. She publicly denounced the government's handling of the crisis.
24. Social tensions were manifested in the recent political crisis.
25. Oil prices took a nosedive in the crisis.
26. The fever has passed its crisis.
27. The crisis was at its height in May.
28. The ruling party was facing an identity crisis.
29. The government is facing another political crisis.
30. In times of crisis I know which friends I can turn to.
31. A new crisis has arisen.
32. Make no mistake, this is one crisis that won't just go away.
33. There's no end in sight to the present crisis.
34. They expressed cautious optimism about a solution to the crisis.
35. The company managed to survive the crisis.
36. He praised her leadership during the crisis.
37. We seem to stagger from one crisis to the next.
38. The Teflon Prime Minister has survived another crisis.
39. The new government has already been pitched into a crisis.
40. The crisis is entering a crucial, critical phase.
41. Their differences have been thrown into sharp relief by the present crisis.
42. We provide help to families in crisis situations.
43. The company is facing a financial crisis.
44. The financial crisis has brought new factors into play.
45. A crisis was rapidly developing in the Gulf.
46. The crisis had a negative effect on trade.
47. The war has aggravated an acute economic crisis.
48. The economic crisis reflects badly on the government's policies.
49. The party was suffering a crisis of confidence among its supporters.
50. The crisis was getting worse and worse.
51. The present crisis is worse than any that have gone before.