heavy weather

Example Sentences

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Dozens of shipping containers on a vessel at the Port of Long Beach were lost or damaged after heavy weather sent them toppling over in the harbor, the Coast Guard said.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026

When asked about another scene from the attack, Grok incorrectly claimed it was footage from tropical "cyclone Alfred," which generated heavy weather across the Australian coast earlier this year.

From Barron's • Dec. 16, 2025

After such a disappointing defeat in the Carabao Cup final last weekend, Chelsea made heavy weather of Championship side Leeds in the FA Cup on Wednesday.

From BBC • Feb. 29, 2024

Last week, as Californians braced for heavy weather, forecasters found themselves engulfed in a sudden online storm.

From New York Times • Feb. 1, 2024

Truthfully, I had read the first chapter several times and found it to be heavy weather.

From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly