How to Use cyclone in a Sentence

cyclone

noun
  • Just then, said cyclone emerges, and a hero swoops in to help.
    — Eliana Dockterman, Time, 29 June 2019
  • 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
  • At the time, the cyclone's winds were howling at 150 miles per hour.
    — Tom Yulsman, Discover Magazine, 31 Dec. 2024
  • The days when cyclones would leave hundreds of thousands dead seem now to be in the past.
    — The Economist, 2 Sep. 2017
  • 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
  • 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
  • The rains last for several days at a time, and then there are cyclones.
    — Shashank Bengali, latimes.com, 30 May 2018
  • 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 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
  • Overall, nine cyclones were spotted over Jupiter’s north pole and six over the south pole.
    — Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 7 Mar. 2018
  • The list also misstated the name and year of a cyclone that hit Fiji.
    — New York Times, 21 Jan. 2018
  • 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
  • They got caught in a cyclone; Davis almost died of hookworm.
    — Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 4 Apr. 2025
  • 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
  • Alfred ‒ called a cyclone, not a hurricane in that part of the world ‒ is taking aim Friday on Brisbane, Queensland's state capital.
    — Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 6 Mar. 2025
  • But the removable and washable filters extend the vacuum’s shelf life, and the interior cyclone system can also be removed and washed.
    — Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Apr. 2025

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