tempestuous

Example Sentences

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Sellers and Ms. Ekland are not the only tempestuous couple featured.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026

The St. George Reef Lighthouse, six miles off the coast of California’s sparsely populated northwest corner, stands atop a sheer rock surrounded by nothing but the cold, tempestuous Pacific.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 26, 2025

The sometimes unseemly efforts of European leaders to lavish Trump with praise on Monday hinted at their concerns about his sometimes tempestuous nature.

From BBC • Aug. 19, 2025

When the tempestuous swings of the algorithms meant standard, free social media posts weren’t getting the visibility they used to, many businesses shifted to ads instead.

From Slate • Jul. 16, 2025

The “Danse Macabre” came to a tempestuous and discordant end.

From "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman