hurricane
Example Sentences
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Worldwide, a hurricane killed hundreds in Acapulco and Indonesia recorded one of its worst droughts on record.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026
“We’re in the levee-building business, not the hurricane prevention business,” he said.
From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026
“If there were a hurricane and it was destroyed, how much would it cost you to set up someplace?” a woman writes.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 28, 2026
He admired the scenery in Cuba and said he was happy it wasn’t “in a hurricane zone.”
From Salon • Mar. 20, 2026
She tried the windows next, but she and her mother had boarded them all shut from the outside, trying to keep the hurricane out.
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
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