cyclone

Example Sentences

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New York City and the south and eastern parts of the U.S. had just gotten hit by another bomb cyclone earlier this winter.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026

More than 18,000 homes were destroyed in the cyclone, according to the BNRGC, with over 50,000 damaged or flooded.

From Barron's • Feb. 12, 2026

Madagascar's new leader, Colonel Michael Randrianirina, called for "international solidarity", saying on Wednesday the cyclone had "ravaged up to 75 percent of Toamasina and surrounds".

From Barron's • Feb. 12, 2026

At least 20 people have died after a powerful cyclone struck Madagascar, says the disaster authority in the Indian Ocean island.

From BBC • Feb. 11, 2026

But suddenly, one by one, the policemen began flying off the pile as if wrestling a cyclone.

From "The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind" by William Kamkwamba