maelstrom
Example Sentences
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Her take is a maelstrom of splendid beauty and doomed love, colliding at a feverish pace that makes the fidelity to Brontë’s book moot.
From Salon • Feb. 23, 2026
Karp led one of the country’s biggest law firms for 18 years and had survived a maelstrom less than a year ago when he struck a first-of-its-kind settlement with President Trump on his firm’s behalf.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026
By morning, the clouds parted, and we found we survived the meteorological maelstrom relatively intact.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 23, 2025
In the maelstrom, Root stood tall to notch one of the few milestones missing from a glittering career.
From BBC • Dec. 4, 2025
A hulking shape burst through the doorway and hurtled down the corridor, leaving a maelstrom of air currents in his wake.
From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.