extraordinary wave
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of extraordinary wave
First recorded in 1880–85
Example Sentences
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It was a dramatic echo of the extraordinary wave of protests, which swept some streets and squares of Tehran, and towns and cities across this country last month.
From BBC ● Feb. 11, 2026
Canada has struggled to fight back against the extraordinary wave of fires, which have overwhelmed local resources and forced thousands of people to evacuate.
From New York Times ● Jun. 14, 2023
The most striking example is China, where an extraordinary wave of protest is confronting the powers that be.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 1, 2022
AP: We’re seeing an extraordinary wave of people leaving Ukraine, and like the Irish migration of the 19th century, it’s a wave of women and children.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 16, 2022
An extraordinary wave of emotion came over him, finely strung as he was, and susceptible to all grades of feeling.
From Halcyone by Elinor Glyn
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