Smalls
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Squalls of indignation gust across campuses so frequently that they seem merely performative — synthetic, perfunctory, uninteresting.
From Washington Post • Jan. 6, 2023
Squalls began blowing in from Lake Erie and Lake Ontario on Thursday to produce the region's first major snowstorm of the season, more than a month before the start of winter.
From Reuters • Nov. 19, 2022
Squalls with tropical-force winds had reached the mouth of the Mississippi River and conditions were expected to deteriorate, the National Hurricane Center in Miami said.
From The Guardian • Jun. 7, 2020
Squalls with tropical-force winds reached the mouth of the Mississippi River by Sunday morning and conditions were expected to deteriorate. the National Hurricane Center in Miami said.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 7, 2020
Squalls of wind may spring up at short notice, or after traversing only two or three counties a strong gale may be found on the earth, though such was absent in the starting ground.
From The Dominion of the Air; the story of aerial navigation by Bacon, John Mackenzie
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