tempestuous

Example Sentences

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Hanley has had a tempestuous international career, parts of it playing out against a negative backdrop from the Tartan Army.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026

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

But the relationship was tempestuous from the start.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2025

Her desolation was pathetic as she sat with her tempestuous, proud, lovely head bowed, her shoulders sagging, her spirit melting.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller