How to Use storm in a Sentence

storm

1 of 2 noun
  • The sky got dark and it looked like a storm was coming.
  • Now, once again, The Color Purple is ready to take the world by storm.
    Felice León, Essence, 17 Oct. 2023
  • Much of the snow so far this year has come from two storms lasting for days.
    Becky Bohrer, Fortune, 25 Jan. 2024
  • By Monday, the storm will be in the Northeast, causing rain and strong winds.
    Kerry Breen, CBS News, 15 Dec. 2023
  • This card, deemed one of the most positive in all of the tarot, is here to signal that the storm has passed.
    Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Dec. 2023
  • This front will bring a slight cool down with highs in the mid to upper 90s along with a slight chance of a stray storm.
    Kxas-Tv (nbc5), Dallas News, 25 Aug. 2023
  • Partly cloudy and warm with a 20% chance of storms, mainly west.
    Kxas-Tv (nbc5), Dallas News, 8 May 2023
  • This isn’t a huge deal, but in heavier rain storms, this could be a problem.
    Olivia Avitt, Peoplemag, 3 Oct. 2023
  • To view the cosmic ray storm, start with a glass or plastic jar—the bigger the better.
    Bill Gourgey, Popular Science, 23 Nov. 2023
  • The storms are also a major hazard for shipping on the Great Lakes.
    Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 31 Oct. 2023
  • The flooding Sunday night came as much of the rest of the Northeast U.S. prepares for a major storm.
    USA TODAY, 10 July 2023
  • The afternoon has the best chance for showers, storms and downpours.
    A. Camden Walker, Washington Post, 27 Aug. 2023
  • His argument was that the storm had drawn attention, and the prospect of investment, to the town.
    Rick Rojas Emily Kask, New York Times, 9 July 2023
  • As storms raged overnight, many of those outside the warehouse who had been sheltering in tents lost them to the wind.
    Sarah Dadouch, Washington Post, 20 Nov. 2023
  • And in the North Atlantic, where ocean temperatures have been off the charts, storms like Lee have had quite a feast.
    Rachel Ramirez, CNN, 8 Sep. 2023
  • The storm around his boat one evening didn’t concern him, but the hole a whale or shark put in his boat’s hull in the middle of the night amid the storm surely did.
    John Wenz, Popular Mechanics, 7 July 2023
  • Forecasters said wind shear and dry air have helped to weaken the storm slightly.
    Leigh Morgan, al, 8 Sep. 2023
  • Cold air is expected to filter in as the storm system moves away from the region.
    Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 26 Mar. 2024
  • As a first-time homeowner, Choudhary said the storms have been quite a learning curve.
    Paige Eichkorn, Arkansas Online, 8 Sep. 2023
  • Or, guests can take advantage of a late-day storm with night skiing.
    Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 23 Sep. 2023
  • In the aftermath of an Aug. 20 storm that caused widespread flooding and forced the closure of the park, the shallow lake stretched as long as four miles.
    Christopher Reynolds, Los Angeles Times, 4 Dec. 2023
  • The gust front spreads out from the storm, removing the essential warm, moist air that fed the thunderstorm.
    USA TODAY, 1 Aug. 2023
  • When the northern stream is dominant, the prevailing storm track shifts to our west.
    Jason Samenow, Washington Post, 9 Nov. 2023
  • Surely some of the physical damage is the hail, and it’s been pretty hot since the storm too, but does that explain all of it?
    oregonlive, 8 July 2023
  • The storms will be warmer than normal, which means that there won’t be any significant snow in the mountains.
    Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Dec. 2023
  • This comes as water managers across the West are facing the urgent need to conserve storm runoff to prepare for the next drought.
    Alexandra Banner, CNN, 8 Feb. 2024
  • These are questions Black techies have asked one another over the last five days as the OpenAI saga took the sector by storm.
    Ruth Umoh, Fortune, 22 Nov. 2023
  • Half of the Category 5 storms occurred in the last 17 years of that period, according to the study.
    Stephanie Ebbs, ABC News, 7 Feb. 2024
  • Forecasters said there was a high likelihood of clouds in Central Texas, and had a growing concern about severe storms across much of the state.
    Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2024
  • In July 2010, another severe storm flooded the road but the berm prevented water from entering the ballpark.
    Tom Daykin, Journal Sentinel, 8 Apr. 2024
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storm

2 of 2 verb
  • The mob stormed through the streets.
  • He stormed out of the room.
  • She yelled at us and stormed off.
  • She stormed into the office.
  • The trucks halted and dropped their ramps—and marines piled out and stormed the trenches.
    David Axe, Forbes, 16 July 2023
  • When the judge declined, Mr. Trump abruptly stood up and stormed out of the courtroom.
    Ben Protess, New York Times, 16 Feb. 2024
  • But then the Huskies ran out of steam to allow the Fighting Irish to storm back and take control.
    Lila Bromberg, Hartford Courant, 5 Dec. 2022
  • Rabid fans storming the field at the Big House — and at Maryland.
    Gene Myers, Detroit Free Press, 9 Jan. 2024
  • Nurse stormed onto the court to dispute the non-call and had to be restrained by his assistants.
    Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2024
  • As a youth coach, look at this line in terms of the player who talks back to you or storms off the court in frustration in the middle of a game.
    Stephen Borelli, USA TODAY, 29 July 2023
  • The manager comes storming out of his office and stops us.
    Jonathan Cohen, SPIN, 4 Apr. 2023
  • Belly storms off and sees that Conrad and Jeremiah overheard the whole fight.
    Erica Gonzales, ELLE, 13 Aug. 2023
  • Hayne then threw the hot food right back at Russell, who appears shocked, before storming out of the store.
    Rebecca Cohen, NBC News, 8 Dec. 2023
  • In July 2021, armed men stormed Moïse’s Port-au-Prince home and he was fatally shot.
    Bryan Pietsch, Washington Post, 16 Mar. 2024
  • The referee fell to the ground and was also kicked during the melee after fans also stormed the pitch.
    Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 12 Dec. 2023
  • Hamas fighters would then break through 60 points in the wall, storming across the border into Israel.
    Adam Goldman, New York Times, 30 Nov. 2023
  • What's real crazy is, back in our district, there's tons of people who are ready to storm the Capitol again.
    ABC News, 10 Dec. 2023
  • Some of those weapons are aimed at troops stationed north of the city, an area Russia stormed and occupied early in 2022.
    Serhii Korolchuk, Washington Post, 25 Jan. 2024
  • What’s left, storms Franklin and Gert, pose no real threat to gas production either.
    WSJ, 22 Aug. 2023
  • The Cusco airport was briefly shut down last week after protesters tried to storm it.
    Danielle Wallace, Fox News, 22 Jan. 2023
  • Meanwhile, Musk has stormed ahead, announcing change after change to the platform.
    WIRED, 5 Nov. 2023
  • After Aberdeen took the lead on Costes’ ninth home run of the season in the top of the second, Jersey Shore stormed ahead, building a 5-1 lead after four innings.
    Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 1 Aug. 2023
  • The Swedish Embassy in Baghdad was briefly stormed by angry protesters.
    Karl Ritter and Jan M. Olsen, BostonGlobe.com, 5 July 2023
  • Last month, more than 100 Gazans were killed when desperate civilians stormed an aid convoy.
    Ruth Marks Eglash, Fox News, 28 Mar. 2024
  • The Oath Keepers have denied there was any plot to storm the Capitol or stop the certification.
    CBS News, 20 Mar. 2023
  • Instead, he was ordered to join a group of twelve soldiers and prepare to storm a Ukrainian position.
    Joshua Yaffa, The New Yorker, 31 July 2023
  • The Oath Keepers aren't accused of entering into an agreement ahead of Jan. 6 to storm the Capitol.
    Lindsay Whitehurst, BostonGlobe.com, 21 Nov. 2022
  • The Lakers led by 11 points in the first half, but Denver stormed back in the third quarter and dominated the final four minutes, outscoring the Lakers by 12.
    Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2024
  • The Bulldogs looked much more like the two-time defending national champions in the second half, storming back to a 24-14 win.
    J. Brady McCollough, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2023
  • Heavily armed gang members have stormed prisons and police stations in the capital of Port-au-Prince.
    Camilo Montoya-Galvez, CBS News, 19 Mar. 2024

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