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

An American men’s player has not ever really taken a European competition by storm. — Felipe Cardenas, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026

The Next Pro and Leavitt married to Secret Lives of Mormon Wives star Whitney Leavitt, who took the ballroom by storm last season and leveraged the exposure to launch a Broadway run on Chicago. — Katie Campione, Deadline, 15 Sep. 2026

Here are three things to know about the series taking Hollywood by storm. — ABC News, 15 Sep. 2026

Hot off the heels of film awards season, Chase Infiniti is sure to take another red carpet by storm in her Emmys debut. — Maane Khatchatourian, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 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