maelstrom

Example Sentences

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By morning, the clouds parted, and we found we survived the meteorological maelstrom relatively intact.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 23, 2025

In the maelstrom, Root stood tall to notch one of the few milestones missing from a glittering career.

From BBC • Dec. 4, 2025

At the same time, Salesforce is caught up in the maelstrom of artificial intelligence, and how it could disrupt its business.

From Barron's • Dec. 3, 2025

The authors trace the origin of HTS to the maelstrom of the early years of the Sunni insurgency in Syria.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 3, 2025

Somewhere, the billion dreams of the town since its origin stirred in a maelstrom far from the reach of the shrimpers’ nets.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy