perfect storm

noun

: a critical or disastrous situation created by a powerful concurrence of factors

Examples of perfect storm in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

And in a world where time is money, conditions are ripe for a perfect storm of greed, deceit, and willful gullibility—all in the hope of getting ahead faster than the rest. —Luis E. Romero, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025

Jessica Ramírez, retail analyst and co-founder of The Consumer Collective, said consumer uncertainty often sees shoppers being cautious with their dollars, which could be a perfect storm for off-price retailers. —Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 27 Aug. 2025

This could be a perfect storm of demand: Pirates and alcohol, plus the new-at-WDW factor. —Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Aug. 2025

The story of Jussie Smollett had the effect of sucking one individual into a near-perfect storm of discursive tripwires. —Daniel D'addario, Variety, 20 Aug. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1998, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for perfect storm

• chloroform
• coliform
• cribriform
• cruciform
• filiform
• fusiform
• isoform
• microform
• multiform
• multiforme
• outperform
• piriform