How to Use whirlwind in a Sentence

whirlwind

noun
  • My life has been a whirlwind lately.
  • He attended a whirlwind of meetings.
  • The duo is in the midst of a whirlwind tour for their album Death Wish Blues.
    Garret K. Woodward, Rolling Stone, 17 Sep. 2023
  • The whirlwind events of the past week and a half have raised new questions about the Fed’s next move.
    Abha Bhattarai, Washington Post, 19 Mar. 2023
  • For the past month, Winslet has been on a whirlwind of a press tour for Avatar.
    Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 9 Jan. 2023
  • The Reeses hope the whirlwind lasts as long as possible.
    The New York Times, New York Times, 18 Mar. 2023
  • It's been a whirlwind year for the young South African star and she's just getting started.
    Janine Rubenstein, Peoplemag, 8 Nov. 2023
  • That the economic whirlwind of the last few years is wearing them down.
    Rachel Siegel, Washington Post, 19 Sep. 2023
  • The pair's whirlwind romance is brought to life once again — this time on the stage — in its finest adaptation yet.
    EW.com, 14 Mar. 2024
  • And then to have, to have this happen was kind of like another whirlwind.
    Corin Cesaric, Peoplemag, 4 Sep. 2023
  • In fairness, his whirlwind career is hard to keep up with.
    Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 21 June 2023
  • Still, the handful of restaurants Lee did post about during his trip to the Bay has seen a whirlwind of business.
    Sam Stone, Bon Appétit, 19 Jan. 2024
  • San Diego Padres – After a whirlwind winter of spending two years ago, the Padres had high hopes for 2023.
    Dan Schlossberg, Forbes, 11 Feb. 2024
  • As fans of the show are well aware, Hubbard and Radke had a whirlwind, and sometimes rocky, romance.
    Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 31 Aug. 2023
  • After a whirlwind romance that grew out of a friendship, the couple became engaged by the end of the year.
    Sadie Bell, Peoplemag, 8 Feb. 2024
  • Nikki Reed and Ian Somerhalder had a whirlwind start to their romance.
    Adrianna C. Freedman, Peoplemag, 9 Jan. 2023
  • Yet on a recent whirlwind tour of six African nations, he was treated just like one.
    Declan Walsh, New York Times, 19 Jan. 2024
  • The new photos cap off a whirlwind month for Gomez across television and media.
    Kyle Denis, Billboard, 29 Jan. 2024
  • Eventually, Booth agreed to a date and from there, the couple had a whirlwind romance.
    Jamie Ballard, Peoplemag, 7 Mar. 2023
  • From whirlwind victory laps to stunning upsets, check out some of the most best moments from the US Open.
    Stephanie Sengwe, Peoplemag, 28 Aug. 2023
  • The warning could save you from being struck by the whirlwinds of a tornado which is common in Texas during the spring.
    Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Apr. 2024
  • It's been a whirlwind of a year, with 2023 gifting us with not one, but two seasons of The Bachelors Australia.
    Alexandra Koster, refinery29.com, 19 Dec. 2023
  • The last three years have been a whirlwind for Pecko, whose senior year of high school in 2020 was wiped out by the coronavirus pandemic.
    Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 13 July 2023
  • Bohannon was fired on May 4, setting off a whirlwind for the program.
    Nick Alvarez | Nalvarez@al.com, al, 10 July 2023
  • The whirlwind romance meant Owens and Farmer did not date before getting engaged.
    Kait Hanson, Peoplemag, 29 Nov. 2023
  • Now that you’re done with your latest music tour and the Mean Girls press tour whirlwind, what does your daily routine look like now?
    Danielle Directo-Meston, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Jan. 2024
  • The couple met in 1947 and had a whirlwind romance, marrying less than five months after their first date.
    Jamie Ballard, Peoplemag, 24 Mar. 2023
  • The 27-year-old stars in the Yellowstone prequel as Alexandra, who embarks on a whirlwind romance in Africa.
    Chaise Sanders, Country Living, 5 Mar. 2023
  • The Apartment and a one-man production whirlwind, was also seen mingling among the raucous crowd.
    Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Sep. 2023
  • On a day when everyone was focused on the eclipse, Akshay Bhatia was talking about the whirlwind.
    Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2024

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