crisis

[ˈkraɪsɪs]

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

Use 'crisis' in a 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.