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
He left to pursue business opportunities in Mexico but, due to a hurricane, somehow ended up in Chile, spent a year wandering north toward America, and then scored an internship in Colombia.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026
“Ice storms are a hurricane for us,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 27, 2026
The hurricane would have prevented them from getting very far.
From "Abel's Island" by William Steig
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