by storm

phrase

: by or as if by employing a bold swift frontal movement especially with the intent of defeating or winning over quickly

took the literary world by storm

Examples of by storm in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

For her Theatre at the Center stage debut, Mills will be joined by opening act comic Brian Hicks, who has taken the comedy world by storm with his insightful views on what people find funny. — Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2026

Solidarity with Gupta has been taking over India’s art scene by storm on social media. — Hikmat Mohammed, ARTnews.com, 6 Aug. 2026

Last season of The Drew Barrymore Show was its biggest yet, featuring viral interviews and segments that took the world by storm. — Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Aug. 2026

The pioneering San Francisco company, whose ChatGPT chatbot has taken the world by storm since its 2022 launch, denied the government’s allegations, according to the settlement agreement signed Monday and released Tuesday. — Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 4 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1649, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for by storm

• brainstorm
• conform
• deform
• firestorm
• hailstorm
• inform
• landform
• lukewarm
• perform
• planform
• platform
• preform