twister

Example Sentences

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But when a twister menaces their city, and Dad calls the boys while on the air, that goes viral and there’s actually a moral to the story.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 16, 2025

While a twister didn’t end up touching down in San Francisco, one did just south in Scotts Valley in Santa Cruz County.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 16, 2024

She was always more of a flipper than a twister, and Dennis sometimes landed on her neck from over-rotating her warm-up drills.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 23, 2024

The West Virginia twister was at least the 11th tornado this year in the state, which sees two tornadoes in an average year.

From Seattle Times • May 8, 2024

But as I watched Dorothy’s house fly up into the air and spin around in the twister, I wasn’t so sure.

From "The First Rule of Punk" by Celia C. Pérez