storm clouds

Example Sentences

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The storm clouds are gathering over onetime digital-media darling BuzzFeed.

From MarketWatch • May 8, 2026

When storm clouds are forming, bold investors can use put-option spreads to profit off the expected stock market decline.

From Barron's • Mar. 4, 2026

The storm clouds dissipated as fast as they’d gathered, and Jack knew the bad blood between brothers was all but forgotten.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 26, 2026

These fat-pocketed bigwigs must roam the Hollywood Hills peering up at the sky covered in storm clouds, hoping that they’ll catch the fateful electric spark in their glass vials.

From Salon • Jan. 4, 2026

The cavern ceiling was so high above us it might’ve been a bank of storm clouds, except for the stalactites, which glowed faint gray and looked wickedly pointed.

From "The Lightning Thief" by Rick Riordan