tempest

Example Sentences

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Haiti's Civil Protection Agency reported two people died and another was injured Thursday when the tempest triggered a landslide in the west of the island nation.

From Barron's • Oct. 25, 2025

When he finally turned south, however, he met what may have been the fiercest tempest on Lake Superior in more than 60 years.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 3, 2025

When Ruben Amorim predicted a "storm would come" surely even he did not anticipate the scale of the tempest through December.

From BBC • Jan. 9, 2025

He watched as one tempest swept away about $1 million in rides and other property in the span of 15 minutes.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 12, 2024

Then, abruptly, a needle of a foreign emotion slices through our raging tempest, a thread of worry from him.

From "Warcross" by Marie Lu