hurricane
Example Sentences
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Worldwide, a hurricane killed hundreds in Acapulco and Indonesia recorded one of its worst droughts on record.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026
“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
The arrival of a hurricane means Evie, her little brother, Jack, and the other young people have problems of fresh urgency, including a flood of toxic sludge, that the adults seem unwilling to address.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026
Natalie remembered Tía Beatriz saying something similar about the first hurricane she’d survived in Nicaragua.
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
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