thunderbolt

Example Sentences

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That’s why the revision by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of its advisory on vaccines and autism struck like a thunderbolt, and not in a good way.

From Los Angeles Times

“The storm built up, and built up and built up. The American Indian Movement was simply the thunderbolt.”

From Seattle Times

Nasa calls pyrocumulonimbus "the fire-breathing dragon of clouds", because they funnel smoke like a chimney into the Earth's atmosphere, while hurling thunderbolts, wind and rain.

From BBC

“Where it used to be he was shooting tweets like Zeus, they were like thunderbolts from up high, and now it’s little squeaks from the mouse of Mar-a-Lago,” he said.

From Seattle Times

“It’s like to the point, but it’s also versatile. You can tell in some of the different color schemes. There’s a lot to play with. I like the thunderbolt the best. That’s my favorite part.”

From Seattle Times