How to Use cyclone in a Sentence

cyclone

noun
Definition of cyclonenext
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  • The cyclone fencing at the pits had been cut and peeled back.
    — Thomas Curwen, Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2021
  • So far this year, the U.S. East Coast has been spared from cyclones.
    — CBS News, 28 Aug. 2023
  • The arctic front, called a bomb cyclone, isn’t out of here yet.
    — Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 23 Dec. 2022
  • New York City and the rest of the northeast was walloped by a bomb cyclone, the show went on as planned.
    — Katrina Nattress, SPIN, 30 Jan. 2022
  • This is going to take a new coach who builds his own staff and hits the place like a cyclone.
    — Dom Amore, courant.com, 14 Sep. 2021
  • And then the bomb cyclone story was written — S.J. was all for it.
    — Jaden Thompson, Variety, 21 Aug. 2023
  • While the worst of it is over, the effects of this bomb cyclone will be felt through Friday.
    — Kelly O'Sullivan, Country Living, 17 Oct. 2019
  • The agency said those are hallmarks of a strong cyclone.
    — Julia Musto, Fox News, 27 May 2023
  • For one thing, a study found that the record melt in 2012 would have happened with or without the cyclone.
    — Chelsea Harvey, Scientific American, 31 July 2020
  • My husband came home as a cyclone, ready to take down our house.
    — Longreads, 10 Aug. 2020
  • The towline was severed in half during a cyclone about 50 miles off the coast.
    — Courtney Linder, Popular Mechanics, 10 Mar. 2022
  • The cyclone had average winds of about 100 mph, the bulletin said.
    — Washington Post, 5 Feb. 2022
  • Now, how did a cyclone that hit India’s west coast end up with a Burmese name?
    — Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz, 18 May 2021
  • In India, two states will bear the brunt of the cyclone's impact: West Bengal and Odisha.
    — Joanna Slater, Anchorage Daily News, 19 May 2020
  • Cate Blanchett is a force of nature, but then again, so is a blizzard, or a cyclone.
    — Kyle Smith, WSJ, 6 Oct. 2022
  • The bomb cyclone — a rapid drop in air pressure — could bring waves of up to 35 feet, wind gusts of up to 75 mph and heavy snow in the mountains.
    — Colleen Slevin, Anchorage Daily News, 27 Nov. 2019
  • This reporter drove a Ford F-150 Lightning through the bomb cyclone.
    — Laura L. Davis, USA TODAY, 12 Jan. 2023
  • The warmer a patch of ocean water is, the more energy a cyclone has to exploit.
    — Matt Simon, WIRED, 2 May 2024
  • Then a cyclone began swirling over the thinning ice this week.
    — Chelsea Harvey, Scientific American, 31 July 2020
  • Kids love how the colorful balls swirl around as the cyclone works it magic.
    — Rachel Rothman, Good Housekeeping, 26 Sep. 2022
  • The cyclone and filters are washable, and all the tools and accessories can be stored in the tower.
    — Terri Williams, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 May 2023
  • The cyclone killed at least two people and prompted flood warnings along the coast.
    — Theo Burman, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
  • By afternoon, the storm's strongest winds — the wall around the core of the cyclone — is forecast to move ashore with wind gusts of up to 90 mph.
    — NBC News, 9 Oct. 2020
  • The cyclone lashed over Mozambique and Malawi over the weekend and into Monday.
    — Vitus-Gregory Gondwe and Wanjohi Kabukuru, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 Mar. 2023
  • The ocean around Guam is also warmer year-round, so cyclones can form anytime.
    — Audrey McAvoy, Anchorage Daily News, 1 Aug. 2023
  • This is the second time Madagascar was hit by a cyclone in as many weeks.
    — Annalisa Merelli, Quartz, 6 Feb. 2022
  • Even without the threat of a cyclone, those on the northern Gulf Coast should prepare for flooding.
    — Max Golembo, ABC News, 12 July 2022
  • Last year there were eight cyclones over the northern Indian Ocean, the most since 1976.
    — The Economist, 1 Feb. 2020
  • And if that weren’t goofy enough, Twisters is bringing back those fake cyclone things that used to haunt dying malls.
    — Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 9 May 2024
  • The top sustained winds ever for a cyclone in the region were recorded in 1980 with Hurricane Allen.
    — Tom Tapp, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2024

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