tempest
noun
a violent windstorm, especially one with rain, hail, or snow.
tempests
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pluralof tempest.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Now, scientists have discovered that these massive tempests can also generate lightning far more powerful than anything typically seen on Earth.
From Science Daily ● May 21, 2026
They have looked on the tempests of war, economic turmoil, civil unrest and seesawing politics and remained, as Shakespeare said, an ever-fixed mark, adapting to atmospheric shifts but essentially unchanged.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 2, 2025
Over the years, ships lost in tempests have piled up on the seabed, themselves becoming hazards to vessels that drag nets around.
From National Geographic ● Dec. 15, 2023
In the midst of these tempests, seven months after leaving England, scurvy swept through the fleet.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 18, 2023
We will overcome; we will endure all of life’s tempests.
From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden
