How to Use firestorm in a Sentence

firestorm

noun
  • The bombing left the city engulfed in a firestorm.
  • His proposal set off a political firestorm.
  • The plane crash off the Mexican coast set off a firestorm.
    BostonGlobe.com, 19 Apr. 2021
  • Yet the study was met with a firestorm of doubt and criticism.
    Kelso Harper, Scientific American, 18 Nov. 2021
  • Read more about the firestorm surrounding her death at The Week.
    Jeva Lange, The Week, 5 Sep. 2022
  • And, in all likelihood, there’ll be less of a firestorm.
    Gregg Goldstein, Variety, 24 May 2022
  • That’s not the case in some states, and a move to ban guns from polling places in Michigan has caused a firestorm.
    Michael Smolens Columnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Oct. 2020
  • The threat to close the Baghdad embassy provoked a firestorm.
    Scott Peterson, The Christian Science Monitor, 15 Oct. 2020
  • But the approaching firestorm, and the race against the clock with life at stake, was very real.
    Peter Hartlaub, San Francisco Chronicle, 18 Apr. 2023
  • When the firestorm was over, 13 percent of San Diego County had burned.
    Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Oct. 2023
  • Clark’s on-court pay set off a firestorm when she was drafted.
    Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 4 Dec. 2024
  • The explosive claim set off a firestorm of calls for re-opening the cold case.
    Laura Jarrett, CNN, 6 Dec. 2021
  • The ruling sparked a firestorm for many of the reasons that the decision in the Daviault case did.
    Washington Post, 11 Oct. 2021
  • In June, however, the driver found himself in the midst of a firestorm.
    Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 31 Dec. 2020
  • The question touched off a firestorm in the province, which is home to nearly a quarter of the seats up for grabs.
    Washington Post, 20 Sep. 2021
  • The move to fire even five staffers resulted in a firestorm on Twitter.
    Peter Suciu, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2021
  • Just two and half months ago, Rogers walked into a firestorm of his own making.
    Paul Kane, Anchorage Daily News, 16 Apr. 2022
  • The debut of the HBO documentary touched off a firestorm.
    Felix Gillette, Fortune, 7 Nov. 2022
  • Floyd’s death touched off a firestorm of protests that reached every corner of the nation.
    Peter Yankowski, Houston Chronicle, 5 Oct. 2020
  • But, the firestorm on Glenhaven Drive, where the Shterenberg home stood, was too intense.
    Erika I. Ritchie, Orange County Register, 30 Jan. 2025
  • Adding to that firestorm will be the advent of new laws governing AI and the use of AI systems.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes, 27 June 2022
  • During the firestorm the smoke and flames were destroying large portions of the mobile home park all around the men.
    oregonlive, 22 Sep. 2020
  • Yet a recent firestorm related to race seemed to sting.
    Jarrett Bell, USA TODAY, 16 Jan. 2023
  • Last week, Scott predicted that his plans would cause a firestorm.
    Alex Rogers and Steve Contorno, CNN, 1 Mar. 2022
  • And that became a huge firestorm of criticism for Google over the last couple of weeks.
    Michael Calore Lauren Goode, WIRED, 7 Mar. 2024
  • The clip has prompted a firestorm of opinions about it and the song’s intent and messaging.
    Gary Trust, Billboard, 31 July 2023
  • That all came to an end when the great San Francisco earthquake of 1906 set off a firestorm that raged for days.
    Carl Nolte, San Francisco Chronicle, 13 Nov. 2021
  • But the 13 House Republicans who voted for the bill last week have faced a firestorm from the right wing of the party.
    Steven Lemongello, orlandosentinel.com, 9 Nov. 2021
  • Their affair, unfolding in the shadows of Jim Crow America, sparks a firestorm.
    Zac Ntim, Deadline, 29 May 2025
  • From the center of a political firestorm, the brash rap trio from the north of Ireland donned tricolor balaclavas and got the crowd on their side at London’s Wide Awake festival.
    Shaad D’souza, Pitchfork, 28 May 2025

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