cyclone

Example Sentences

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The storm is such a doozy that it qualifies as a nor’easter, a bomb cyclone and a blizzard, meteorologists said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026

At least 38 people were killed when a cyclone slammed into Madagascar's second-largest city this week, authorities said Thursday, as Mozambique braced for the storm's arrival.

From Barron's • Feb. 12, 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

Residents in and around Toamasina described scenes of chaos as the cyclone made landfall.

From BBC • Feb. 11, 2026

It felt like another cyclone had hit the island, turning the soil to water underneath his feet.

From "Tiger Boy" by Mitali Perkins