Examples of thunderstorm in a Sentence
There are thunderstorms in the forecast.
The weather service has issued a severe thunderstorm warning.
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The probability of lightning strikes rises as a thunderstorm approaches and peaks when the storm is directly above.
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Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 10 Nov. 2025
The weather service indicated there is a possibility of isolated thunderstorms, but severe weather is not currently expected.
—Kansas City Star, 10 Nov. 2025
En route constraints include thunderstorms in the Northeast and radar outages in the Mid-Atlantic.
—Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025
The forecast had predicted thunderstorms in the rural town of Yemassee, South Carolina, where Vance, a land surveyor, was mapping sewage lines.
—Ava Kofman, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
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Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 10 Nov. 2025
The weather service indicated there is a possibility of isolated thunderstorms, but severe weather is not currently expected.
—Kansas City Star, 10 Nov. 2025
En route constraints include thunderstorms in the Northeast and radar outages in the Mid-Atlantic.
—Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025
The forecast had predicted thunderstorms in the rural town of Yemassee, South Carolina, where Vance, a land surveyor, was mapping sewage lines.
—Ava Kofman, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
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“Thunderstorm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/thunderstorm. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.
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thunderstorm
noun
thun·der·storm
-ˌstȯ(ə)rm 
: a storm accompanied by lightning and thunder
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