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sandstorm

noun

Definition of sandstorm

as in rainstorm

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Recent Examples of sandstorm Earlier this month, at a drag strip in Abu Dhabi, a Chinese electric sedan faced one of Ferrari’s most extreme road cars under slippery conditions left behind by a desert sandstorm. — Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 13 Jan. 2026 This little black cloud would turn into a sandstorm that was blinding and threw the camera equipment around. — Andrew Walsh, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Nov. 2025 The film blends documentary and fiction to tell the dramatic and heartrending story of Mongolian herders Davaasuren Dagvasuren and Otgonzaya Dashzeveg’s difficult decision to leave their homelands after the arrival of a powerful and destructive sandstorm. — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 23 Sep. 2025 In the Canary Islands off the coast of Africa, the famous skies were veiled by a freak sandstorm from the Sahara. — IEEE Spectrum, 16 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for sandstorm

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Noun

The teak build can withstand rainstorms and wine spills, while the acrylic cushions can be wiped clean.

— Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 1 July 2026
Multiple homeowners and renters along Bear Creek in Kitteridge woke up to the sight of mud and destruction, following an overnight rainstorm that flooded parts of the town.

— Gabriela Vidal, CBS News, 26 June 2026

Definition of rainstorm

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The probability of lightning strikes rises as a thunderstorm approaches and peaks when the storm is directly above.

— STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 July 2026
More than 72 million were under severe thunderstorm watches on Saturday, according to federal forecasters, with the unsettled cells capable of producing winds 65 mph and greater, as well as quarter-sized hail.

— Dennis Romero, NBC news, 5 July 2026

Definition of thunderstorm

Noun

Wildfire season is just beginning in the West, but firefighting resources are already strained following a windstorm last week that sent flames racing through Great Basin states mired in drought.

— Evan Bush, NBC news, 2 July 2026
Take time now to review your homeowner’s policy, windstorm coverage and flood insurance.

— Stephen Hauptman, Sun Sentinel, 28 June 2026

Definition of windstorm

Noun

What started as a typical Monday afternoon at Hiwan Golf Club in Evergreen quickly turned into a scramble for cover when a hailstorm brought golf ball-sized hail to the course.

— Sarah Horbacewicz, CBS News, 9 June 2026
On one such patrol, dead butterflies carpeted the forest floor, frozen and hurt by a sudden hailstorm the previous day.

— Jhanisse Vaca Daza, Time, 6 June 2026

Definition of hailstorm

Noun

The storm, which hit the New York area in October, 2012, unlocked billions of dollars in resilience spending, with hurricanes, rather than heat waves or cloudbursts, as the focus.

— Eric Klinenberg, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
Higher temperatures allow the air to hold more moisture, and extreme rainfall events called cloudbursts are occurring more frequently.

— Elizabeth Anne Brown, Scientific American, 20 Jan. 2026

Definition of cloudburst

Noun

In a sudden forecast turnabout, metro Detroit went from April thundershowers and tornado warnings one day to a warm, sunny day the next, with temperatures in the upcoming week expected to reach the 70s.

— Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 6 Apr. 2023
Low pressure at both the upper level of the atmosphere and near the surface keep the chance of occasional showers (maybe a thundershower) and cooler temperatures around through Tuesday.

— Molly Robey, Washington Post, 14 Aug. 2022

Definition of thundershower

Noun

In the Atlantic, stronger upper-level winds can disrupt developing storms, often reducing hurricane activity.

— Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 7 July 2026
The center of Super Typhoon Bavi, the equivalent of a Category 5 hurricane, was passing over Rota, an island of 2,000 people in the Northern Mariana Islands.

— Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 6 July 2026

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