maelstrom
Example Sentences
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“History” is a major player in this breathless narrative, as in “gales of history,” “maelstrom of history,” “winds of history,” “tide of history” and the “frenetic pace of history”—all within a few dozen pages.
But it had new verve when she brought it back around in the improvisational maelstrom of Thursday’s more intimate set.
From New York Times
But when Ruth Wolff, the Institute’s head doctor, refuses to let a priest perform last rites because it would cause “an unpeaceful death,” ignorance amplified by social media turns a medical decision into a maelstrom.
From New York Times
There’s also frustration that Trump will again steal the national spotlight and a desire to ensure Biden doesn’t get sucked into the maelstrom.
From Seattle Times
It has dragged Moeen from the commentary box, where he was due to be for the BBC, into the maelstrom of an Ashes battle.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
