by storm

1. see take by storm.

Example Sentences

Born in 1909 in the Netherlands as Andreas Cornelis van Kuijk, the Colonel cut his teeth as a junior promoter while working in his uncle’s traveling circus, a fitting milieu for the man who would later take rock music’s Big Top by storm.

From Salon

Town boast a squad that includes a healthy number of players who have won promotion from the second tier before and others like Sam Szmodics, who took the division by storm when they were last at that level.

From BBC

Atkinson looked back to the bowler that took Test cricket by storm last year.

From BBC

Whether you love it or loathe it, the hot honey trend has taken the culinary world by storm in recent years.

From Salon

The seeds of “South Park” were planted when college buddies Parker and Stone created a crudely animated short film called “The Spirit of Christmas,” made with paper cutouts, which took the country by storm on home video and became an early viral sensation.

From Los Angeles Times