vortex

Example Sentences

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While conducting research in the Prussian state archives in Berlin in the 1990s, he chanced upon the details of a “small vortex of turbulence” in Königsberg.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

She just didn’t realize that she herself was going to get swept up into its vortex.

From Salon • Mar. 24, 2026

With the tumour in the speech vortex of her brain, Lauren was unable to speak for weeks after surgery and lost a lot of her cognitive function.

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026

These pressures can trigger what scientists call an "extinction vortex," a downward spiral in which shrinking populations and worsening genetic health reinforce each other and push species closer to extinction.

From Science Daily • Mar. 6, 2026

Even standing on the far edge of the vortex, you still felt its spin.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama