violent storm

noun

Examples of violent storm in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Four whalers are set adrift after a violent storm sinks their ship. Brent Lang, Variety, 21 Feb. 2024 The violent storm at the end of the first act is dominated, oddly, by a gentle fall of red confetti. Zachary Woolfe, New York Times, 17 Nov. 2023 During a violent storm on July 3, 1902, the tannery smokestack blew down and operations permanently ceased. Samuel M. Riley, Baltimore Sun, 13 Jan. 2024 Loading your audio article A fast-moving and violent storm that walloped the Florida Panhandle with damaging tornadoes before sunrise on Tuesday brought along heavy rain and strong wind gusts throughout the day in Central Florida. Martin E. Comas, Orlando Sentinel, 9 Jan. 2024 An early, violent storm in the Indian Ocean raged for more than a week, with hurricane force winds and 50-foot waves swamping the boat from two directions. Laurie Hertzel, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2023 This is the moment the violent storm blew through North Providence. Shannon Larson, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Aug. 2023 Including Katie and Mattie, six people died as a result of the violent storm, according to the UMTPD. Bailey Richards, Peoplemag, 22 July 2023 The child’s brother, 9-month-old Conrad Sheils, remains missing after the violent storm battered parts of southeast Pennsylvania last weekend. Aya Elamroussi, CNN, 21 July 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

circa 1881, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of violent storm was circa 1881

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“Violent storm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/violent%20storm. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.

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