“There were reports of bitter arguments between America's General Eisenhower and Churchill, and that the whole venture was a debacle.”

“The last effort of the last surviving champions of Irish independence had ended in a tragic debacle.”

“They struggled to reconcile a debacle at the hands of a foreign conqueror with the belief that they were the chosen people.”

“After previous electoral debacles, the Conservatives bounced speedily back.”

“I caution you however, to mention that the left cannot afford any more debacles that could have easily been prevented by fact checking.”

“Two consecutive Election Day debacles have shaken public confidence in exit polls, once viewed as the crown jewel of political surveys.”