How to Use vortex in a Sentence
vortex
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What does the polar vortex look like right now?
—Brandi D. Addison, Louisville Courier Journal, 18 Nov. 2025
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In any event, don't fear the polar vortex.
—Doyle Rice, USA Today, 20 Nov. 2025
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Is a strong polar vortex good news?
—Doyle Rice, USA Today, 7 Feb. 2026
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That can shove the polar vortex off the pole or even split it apart.
—Eric Fisher, CBS News, 24 Nov. 2025
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Will the polar vortex come back?
—Doyle Rice, USA Today, 14 Feb. 2026
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Here's how to escape the vortex.
—Andy Sheehan, CBS News, 20 May 2026
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The three of us stood there for a minute and then got swept into the vortex of the crowd.
—Carole Radziwill, Town & Country, 22 Dec. 2020
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But that vortex moves up and down because the bird in front is flapping.
—Chelsea Wald, Scientific American, 16 Jan. 2014
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The last thing any of us needs is a reason to tilt into a vortex of fury.
—NBC News, 12 Mar. 2018
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But could the polar vortex rear its ugly head yet again?
—Doyle Rice, USA Today, 12 Dec. 2025
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Experts say the polar vortex will play a role in next week's cold snap.
—Doyle Rice, USA Today, 5 Apr. 2025
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Normally, the jet stream locks the vortex in and keeps it there.
—Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 3 Dec. 2025
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Strong polar winds create a strong vortex that keeps cold air trapped at the pole.
—Bebe Hodges, Cincinnati Enquirer, 5 Dec. 2025
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Has the polar vortex been more active this year?
—Brandi D. Addison, Freep.com, 6 Feb. 2026
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And who doesn't love feasting on the polar vortex?
—Eric Fisher, CBS News, 24 Nov. 2025
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Does the polar vortex cause all cold weather?
—Jade Jackson, IndyStar, 25 Sep. 2025
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The world, by contrast, has many shapes, vectors, and vortices.
—Maria Shine Stewart, cleveland.com, 23 Aug. 2019
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Where the vortex bends southward, cold air follows.
—Andrea Thompson, Scientific American, 9 Feb. 2026
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Los Angeles is at the vortex of all of these things.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 4 Dec. 2025
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What causes a polar vortex to break?
—Bebe Hodges, Cincinnati Enquirer, 5 Dec. 2025
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This cone protrudes from the cloud base and is the marker of an intense vortex.
—Noel Kirkpatrick, Treehugger, 7 Aug. 2025
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The theater then gets sucked into a vortex and turns into a snow globe.
—Mark Kennedy, Fortune, 23 May 2026
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Then, a blast of Arctic air thanks to the polar vortex will set in.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 13 Dec. 2025
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Water waves that come too close to the drain are inescapably sucked into the vortex.
—Quanta Magazine, 24 Mar. 2021
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But Clevelanders never know this time of year what might be just a vortex away.
—Grant Segall, cleveland.com, 11 Oct. 2017
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When the vortex is strong, the coldest air tends to stay near the North Pole.
—Brandi D. Addison, Nashville Tennessean, 24 Sep. 2025
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When these winds slow, the vortex can become less stable and wobble, shift or even split.
—Brandi D. Addison, Freep.com, 6 Feb. 2026
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The wall cloud is a lowering of the cloud base that will lead to the vortex, or spinning of air.
—Jennifer Gray, CNN, 28 Nov. 2022
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Roofs had been ripped off and their remains were swirling in the vortex, along with other debris.
—Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2023
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How long do polar vortexes last?
—Jade Jackson, IndyStar, 25 Sep. 2025
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