violent storm
Britishnoun
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About 30 hours later, near Michigan’s Whitefish Point and during a violent storm on Nov. 10, 1975, the big ship broke apart and sank with its 29 men.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 3, 2025
People were celebrating a birthday on the 16-metre-long boat when it capsized and sank in a violent storm.
From Reuters • May 29, 2023
The state was one of several across the United States' South and Midwest which suffered the effects of a violent storm system over the weekend.
From BBC • Apr. 2, 2023
The Greek island of Tinos is said to be the birthplace of Aeolus, the Greek god who managed the violent storm winds, and was known in antiquity as the “island of the winds.”
From New York Times • Sep. 15, 2022
The most violent storm hung exactly north of the town, over the part of the lake which lies between the promontory of Belrive and the village of Copêt.
From "Frankenstein" by Mary Shelley
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