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
  • The center of the cyclone was at sea and posed no threat to land.
    — ABC News, 1 July 2026
  • The cyclone flattened most of what was here.
    — Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 23 May 2026
  • 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
  • Then a cyclone began swirling over the thinning ice this week.
    — 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 days when cyclones would leave hundreds of thousands dead seem now to be in the past.
    — The Economist, 2 Sep. 2017
  • So, what are the chances of cyclone formation?
    — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 5 Oct. 2025
  • At the time, the cyclone's winds were howling at 150 miles per hour.
    — Tom Yulsman, Discover Magazine, 31 Dec. 2024
  • Kids love how the colorful balls swirl around as the cyclone works it magic.
    — Rachel Rothman, Good Housekeeping, 26 Sep. 2022
  • The bomb cyclone will also deliver strong winds to the coast.
    — CNN Money, 29 Jan. 2026
  • The cyclone killed at least two people and prompted flood warnings along the coast.
    — Theo Burman, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
  • The ocean around Guam is also warmer year-round, so cyclones can form anytime.
    — Audrey McAvoy, Anchorage Daily News, 1 Aug. 2023
  • They have been spotted climbing over a 14-foot cyclone fence.
    — Jeff Goertzen, Orange County Register, 7 June 2017
  • Then last year, a cyclone smashed through fields just after planting began.
    — Diaa Hadid, NPR, 16 May 2026
  • Now, how did a cyclone that hit India’s west coast end up with a Burmese name?
    — Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz, 18 May 2021
  • Cate Blanchett is a force of nature, but then again, so is a blizzard, or a cyclone.
    — Kyle Smith, WSJ, 6 Oct. 2022
  • Overall, nine cyclones were spotted over Jupiter’s north pole and six over the south pole.
    — Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 7 Mar. 2018
  • The flooding comes amid kona storms, Hawaii's winter cyclones.
    — Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 21 Mar. 2026
  • The warmer a patch of ocean water is, the more energy a cyclone has to exploit.
    — Matt Simon, WIRED, 2 May 2024
  • This is the second time Madagascar was hit by a cyclone in as many weeks.
    — Annalisa Merelli, Quartz, 6 Feb. 2022
  • The towline was severed in half during a cyclone about 50 miles off the coast.
    — Courtney Linder, Popular Mechanics, 10 Mar. 2022
  • The massive cyclone churned up huge waves and sent them hurtling toward Atlantic coasts.
    — Brooke Baitinger, sun-sentinel.com, 23 Sep. 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 list also misstated the name and year of a cyclone that hit Fiji.
    — New York Times, 21 Jan. 2018
  • The rocks beside the path over the creek were wrapped in cyclone fencing material to keep them in place.
    — oregonlive.com, 9 June 2019
  • 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
  • In the sky, a cyclone of buzzards lowered as if to check on the progress, then uplifted on a thermal.
    — David Canfield, EW.com, 4 Aug. 2020
  • The bomb cyclone has brought freezing temperatures, high winds, snow and ice to a wide swath of the country.
    — Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Dec. 2022

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