thunder and lightning
Example Sentences
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They saw messages from the divine in thunder and lightning, bird flight and the entrails of sacrificed animals.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026
Crowds braved record heat to attend US President Donald Trump's grand July Fourth celebrations in Washington Saturday, until sharp winds, thunder and lightning prompted evacuations and the scene descended into chaos, anger and confusion.
From Barron's ● Jul. 5, 2026
For the people of Hearts and the folk belonging to Celtic, the whole evening was a walk on the wild side; epic, colosally controversial, thunder and lightning to the last whistle.
From BBC ● May 14, 2026
"Whenever there's an announcement of a storm coming our way, it brings back bad memories. For some, even thunder and lightning are a trigger," he says.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2025
I don’t remember the thunder and lightning ending but through it all, we’d fallen asleep.
From "Gone Crazy in Alabama" by Rita Williams-Garcia
