maelstrom
Example Sentences
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The gossamer thread holding the sacred feminine maelstrom together?
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
In the maelstrom, he drew on an experience from three years earlier.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
SEATTLE—For all of the controversy that had engulfed Team USA in the 24 hours leading up to its match against Belgium, the game itself was always going to represent something more than a political maelstrom.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
In a maelstrom, one might think such niggling questions of jurisdiction and their attendant turf wars would be set aside.
From Slate ● Jul. 7, 2026
Roger tugged Billy Costa’s arm and soon all three of them were together in a maelstrom of running children.
From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman
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