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
Ayton won the NBA Cares Bob Lanier Community Assist Award for November 2025, recognized for his philanthropic efforts in providing hurricane relief in Jamaica and supporting youth in L.A.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 12, 2026
His frightening reward: Sinner, the Italian hurricane and reigning back-to-back AO champion whom Djokovic hadn’t beaten in more than two years.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026
By dawn it was obvious that the men were in for another storm, and by noon the gale had blown up into hurricane force, lashing them with snow, rain, hail, and sleet.
From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong
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