lashing
Example Sentences
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Typhoon Noul made landfall in southern China on Sunday morning, lashing the region with strong winds and heavy rain and forcing Hong Kong airport to cancel around 360 passenger flights.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
The weather system also brought extremely strong winds and lashing rain to other parts of the Northern Marianas and the nearby separate US territory of Guam, collectively home to around 210,000 people.
From Barron's ● Jul. 5, 2026
He is increasingly lashing out for fear that voters will ditch him.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 14, 2026
“They’re just lashing out,” said Rozenshtein of the University of Minnesota Law School.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 20, 2026
Reuben tried to yank her away, lashing her face and hands with stinging rain, but Natalie hung on, working her way around the car until she could curl her legs up on the trunk.
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
