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.

From The Wall Street Journal

The 73-year-old real estate magnate, who is widely known as a pillar of Dallas business, finds himself in a maelstrom that was unimaginable to him two weeks ago.

From Seattle Times

Wannabe fascist leaders like Trump often enter a maelstrom of self-destruction, but they always have an impact on the lives of others in a negative way before leaving the scene.

From Salon

Set in 1980s Providence, “City on Fire,” with its early allusion to a Helen of Troy-type emerging from the surf, sends Ryan into a maelstrom.

From Los Angeles Times

It was understandable that he could not resist the lure of a club with Chelsea's stature, history and spending power, but even Potter could not have imagined the maelstrom he was walking into.

From BBC