maelstrom
Example Sentences
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Winfield and Buss weren’t the only names associated with the sports world to wade into the mayoral maelstrom.
From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026
Welcome to Wild Wednesday when a maelstrom of factors leaves the stock market needing some of its most trusted Big Tech names to lead it through the chaos.
From Barron's • Apr. 29, 2026
Amid the maelstrom of the closing minutes in Cardiff there was a slightly comedic moment.
From BBC • Feb. 21, 2026
Much of the time I was depressed just trying to keep from drowning in the maelstrom of events and emotions swirling around him.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 11, 2025
The first thing I noticed was the reef—a black crag of coral with a fig tree clinging to the top, an oddly peaceful thing in the middle of a maelstrom.
From "The Sea of Monsters" by Rick Riordan
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