twister

Example Sentences

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Nearby residents described how “the storm roared and the house was shaking” when the twister spun through.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 27, 2025

But when a twister menaces their city, and Dad calls the boys while on the air, that goes viral and there’s actually a moral to the story.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 16, 2025

While a twister didn’t end up touching down in San Francisco, one did just south in Scotts Valley in Santa Cruz County.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 16, 2024

Ultimately the twister slammed into the Elkhorn neighborhood in western Omaha, a city of 485,000 people with a metropolitan-area population of about 1 million.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 28, 2024

The twister struck with such force that it knocked me off my feet and left me trembling on the ground.

From "Bless Me, Ultima" by Rudolfo Anaya