Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Showing results for thunderbolt. Search instead for hupverbot.
Definitions

thunderbolt

[thuhn-der-bohlt] / ˈθʌn dərˌboʊlt /
NOUN
bolt
Synonyms






Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

Cameroon also fell behind, against Mozambique in Agadir, but a thunderbolt from Christian Kofane delivered a 2-1 victory.

From Barron's Dec. 31, 2025

The attack fell like a thunderbolt on the country’s tightly knit Jewish community.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 15, 2025

The same familiar blue and gold thunderbolt greeted Mike Williams as he drove through the welcoming Southern California streets.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 14, 2025

The higher-for-longer inflation predicament has hit the U.S. housing market like a thunderbolt.

From New York Times Apr. 12, 2024

As soon as the men left the island a thunderbolt shattered the ship.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton

True to his word, he was best when fresh, slipping straight back into bowling thunderbolts.

From BBC Nov. 21, 2025

Some of them resemble branching snowflakes, thunderbolts or neurons, whispering the unique expression of the artist's vision.

From Science Daily Mar. 3, 2024

Raining basketballs, strobe lights, rotating school hallways, CGI thunderbolts?

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 24, 2023

"I think Diana ... will be hurling thunderbolts on coronation day, that's for sure," royal author Tina Brown told Reuters.

From Reuters May 6, 2023

Slowly Father raised one arm above his head like one of those gods they had in Roman times, fixing to send down the thunderbolts and the lightning.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver




Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Look it up. Learn it forever.

Remember new words for good with VocabTrainer. Expand your vocabulary effortlessly with personalized learning tools that adapt to your goals.

Take me to Vocabulary.com