Example Sentences

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“Multiple businesses sustained damage, and the tornadic winds buckled metal garages.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 9, 2024

In the first track, immediate lunacy ensues with Mr. Black injecting his devilish brand of unbridled humor and sarcasm while the director tries to keep up with his tornadic and tangential themes.

From Washington Times • Sep. 23, 2023

Or do you emphasize what the weather is going to be like most of the time that day, which is probably warm and partly cloudy until the isolated tornadic thunderstorms arrive?

From Slate • May 1, 2023

Chasing tornadic supercell in the San Joaquin Valley with developing wall cloud.

From Washington Post • Mar. 13, 2023

A tornadic blaze surrounded the dervish and engulfed the tavern.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri