Thesaurus results for SANDSTORM

sandstorm

noun

as in rainstorm

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Recent Examples of sandstorm 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 Haboob is an Arabic word for a violent dust storm or sandstorm. —

Hayleigh Evans, AZCentral.com, 28 Aug. 2025 Blending documentary and fiction, the film tells the story of Mongolian herders Davaasuren Dagvasuren and Otgonzaya Dashzeveg who make the difficult decision to leave their homelands after the arrival of a powerful and destructive sandstorm, a situation made worse by the climate crisis. —

Abid Rahman, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019 See All Example Sentences for sandstorm

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There’s a chance an El Niño could bring big rainstorms as seen in 1982-83 and 1997-98, which while adding troubles could also wash sediment down creeks and onto beaches to resupply the sand levels and build beaches back up, said Sanders, the UCI professor.

— Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 18 June 2026
This corner of Ealing, a borough in West London, used to flood regularly during heavy rainstorms, with water sweeping into local streets and inundating the nearby Greenford tube station, part of the London Underground.

— Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 18 June 2026