Examples of perfect storm in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The 2022 tax season, predicted by some to be a perfect storm, is coming to a close with barely a stiff wind. — Erin Prater, Fortune, 17 Apr. 2022 Katrina Velasquez, managing principal of Center Road Solutions, said the pandemic was a perfect storm for eating disorders, which thrive in secrecy. — Sandhya Raman, Anchorage Daily News, 21 Mar. 2022 And the perfect storm is brewing this holiday season with bad weather, a shortage of airline staff, and a post-lockdown surge of fliers (airline bookings for Thanksgiving were up 78 percent over 2020). — Rachel Ng, Outside Online, 16 Dec. 2021 These properties are usually charming, well-photographed and aggressively priced — the perfect storm for a bidding war. — Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2022 In other words, this is a perfect storm of economic and geopolitical events that should, theoretically, be great for Bitcoin. — New York Times, 11 Mar. 2022 Combine this erosion with preexisting distrust among marginalized communities and it’s a perfect storm that has been years in the making but will take years to rectify. — Washington Post, 18 Nov. 2021 Severe weather in Texas and a factory fire in Japan also brought on a perfect storm of bad luck that exacerbated the crises. — Ran Poliakine, Forbes, 12 Oct. 2021 Faulconer’s perfect setup may have turned into a perfect storm. — San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Sep. 2021 See More

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“Perfect storm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/perfect%20storm. Accessed 17 May. 2022.

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