How to Use storm in a Sentence

storm

1 of 2 noun
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  • 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
  • The lack of dangerous storms was noted by local activists who want to see the party move on from Mr. Trump.
    — Maggie Haberman, New York Times, 14 May 2023
  • California storm Some rain and snow are still on tap for SoCal, but the worst of the deadly winter storm has passed.
    — Anthony De Leon, Los Angeles Times, 8 Feb. 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
  • This led to Ferreira allegedly storming off set and Levinson cutting back Kat’s role in the season.
    — Michaela Zee, Variety, 26 Nov. 2023

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