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

Another twister hit an area of Hopkins County during Memorial Day weekend, sweeping through an area of Barnsley that was pounded by the 2021 tornado outbreak.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 3, 2024

“The curly tips of unfurled fern fronds. It makes an excellent tongue twister, doesn’t it? Unfurled fern fronds! Unfurled fern fronds!”

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood