hurricane

Example Sentences

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“We’re in the levee-building business, not the hurricane prevention business,” he said.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

“If there were a hurricane and it was destroyed, how much would it cost you to set up someplace?” a woman writes.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 28, 2026

For decades, wildfires were considered a reactive emergency, but more disaster experts are looking for ways to apply proactive messaging, deployment and warning systems to fires — systems more akin to hurricane preparedness.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026

He admired the scenery in Cuba and said he was happy it wasn’t “in a hurricane zone.”

From Salon • Mar. 20, 2026

Every time Barry turned on the TV or got into a taxi with Mom or Dad, another voice was talking about the hurricane.

From "I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005" by Lauren Tarshis