How to Use turbulence in a Sentence

turbulence

noun

• The plane hit quite a bit of turbulence during our flight.
• A period of turbulence preceded the riots.
• Now, to add to the turbulence, more strikes are on the horizon.
  — K.j. Yossman, Variety, 7 Feb. 2024
• But for the past few years, there’s been turbulence and tragedy at the company.
  — Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 11 Jan. 2023
• There’s a long way to go, and there will be turbulence, because there always is.
  — Chad Finn, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Nov. 2022
• The cause of the turbulence has not been confirmed, although there were reports of thunderstorms in the area.
  — Gina Martinez, CBS News, 18 Dec. 2022
• Sometimes, though, turbulence can occur out of the blue.
  — Andrea Romano, Travel + Leisure, 28 Mar. 2023
• And that's not all of the turbulence surrounding Bush's campaign.
  — Joe Holleman The St. Louis Post-Dispatch (tns), arkansasonline.com, 31 Jan. 2024
• All that head shaking about the turbulence during the transition between the old and new guards?
  — Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Mar. 2024
• The pullback is the clearest signal of the turbulence facing the cannabis industry.
  — Nicholas Florko, STAT, 1 Aug. 2023
• The AirTag is fastened by the wallet's snap closure, so not even a heavy bout of turbulence will make this tracker budge.
  — Kelsey Mulvey, House Beautiful, 29 Dec. 2022
• Still, the sales turbulence has taken a toll on at least one major player.
  — Parija Kavilanz, CNN, 11 Feb. 2024
• The bottom line: Passengers should prepare for more turbulence in the air.
  — Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 27 July 2023
• Tsai alluded to the constant turbulence around the team in his statement thanking Nash.
  — Brian Mahoney, ajc, 2 Nov. 2022
• This was the variety of turbulence that makes people gasp and clutch their armrests, that threatens to pop open the overhead bins.
  — Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 14 Nov. 2023
• Biden’s visit comes at a time of some turbulence within his own party.
  — Laura Gersony, The Arizona Republic, 19 Mar. 2024
• Chatting with a neighbor can help distract both of you from turbulence.
  — Stefanie Waldek, Travel + Leisure, 17 Nov. 2023
• My children are great savers but reluctant investors, weary of the turbulence in the stock market.
  — Michelle Singletary, Washington Post, 18 Oct. 2023
• Builders of companies big and small appear unwilling to let go, or are asked to step back in when there is turbulence.
  — Maureen Farrell, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2023
• The autumn bond rout worsened this week, sending yields to some of the highest levels since 2007 and driving turbulence across the stock market.
  — WSJ, 4 Oct. 2023
• These eddies create clear air turbulence, which occurs in the absence of clouds.
  — Amanda Hoover, WIRED, 13 July 2023
• Shocks and turbulence hinder the formation of new stars, which would otherwise form all throughout the cloud.
  — Julia Musto, Fox News, 17 Nov. 2022
• In his deposition, Lachlan spoke of his faith in the power of the network to withstand the post-election turbulence.
  — Clare Malone, The New Yorker, 15 Mar. 2023
• Serious injuries from turbulence have been on the rise.
  — Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 12 Jan. 2024
• The wind-tunnel work also helped reduce the inevitable turbulence in the boat’s rear seating areas.
  — Howard Walker, Robb Report, 20 Nov. 2023
• In the show, when a bridegroom from the U.K. is found dead days before his wedding, two cops must unravel the troubling case as turbulence unfolds in their own lives.
  — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 24 July 2023
• Much of the recent turbulence here has been a result of issues with Google's chatbot, Gemini.
  — Jj Kinahan, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024
• The Hudson’s currents are strong, and ferries and other ships create even more turbulence.
  — Alexandra E. Petri, Los Angeles Times, 26 Nov. 2023
• Just beyond the spillway, where the east-side path hugs six-lane Garland Road, speeding cars create a dizzying turbulence.
  — Sharon Grigsby, Dallas News, 14 Apr. 2023
• However, due to bad weather and turbulence during their private flight, the group was forced to head back to Los Angeles.
  — Dayna Haffenden, Peoplemag, 30 June 2023

Last Updated: 3 May 2024