thunder and lightning
Example Sentences
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She knew she had to get back to the safety of the trees before the thunder and lightning struck.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 15, 2025
They might have been steeling themselves for some thunder and lightning from the fans.
From BBC • Aug. 31, 2025
Warm temperatures allow the atmosphere to hold more humidity, and that humidity is a prerequisite for building clouds—specifically, the tall, menacing cumulonimbus clouds that produce thunder and lightning.
From National Geographic • Sep. 12, 2023
It warned of so-called dry storms - thunder and lightning without rainfall - in many parts of the country.
From Reuters • Aug. 9, 2023
After a long time, it began to steady, and fell like needles, but the thunder and lightning came simultaneously again, so loudly that Kingshaw himself jumped in alarm.
From "I'm the King of the Castle" by Susan Hill
