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
In the maelstrom, Root stood tall to notch one of the few milestones missing from a glittering career.
From BBC
At the same time, Salesforce is caught up in the maelstrom of artificial intelligence, and how it could disrupt its business.
From Barron's
“History” is a major player in this breathless narrative, as in “gales of history,” “maelstrom of history,” “winds of history,” “tide of history” and the “frenetic pace of history”—all within a few dozen pages.
Much of the time I was depressed just trying to keep from drowning in the maelstrom of events and emotions swirling around him.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.