How to Use perfect storm in a Sentence

perfect storm

noun
  • And that is a perfect storm for the virus to spread and make people sick.
    — Quanta Magazine, 21 June 2022
  • But rather than a perfect storm, those things may amount to no more than a passing rain.
    — Justin Lahart, WSJ, 23 Mar. 2021
  • All of those things are the perfect storm for an Over result.
    — Chris Wassel, USA TODAY Sportsbook Wire, 2 Nov. 2019
  • The result is sort of a perfect storm for the at-home investor.
    — Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2025
  • The result is sort of a perfect storm for the at-home investor.
    — Sarah Whitmire, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
  • At the time, the movie hit a perfect storm of difficult buzz.
    — Todd Vanderwerff, Vox, 10 Nov. 2018
  • Current events have led to the perfect storm for a frothy market.
    — Csaba Konkoly, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2021
  • Their run has been a perfect storm, a face turn the world never saw coming.
    — Mike Vorkunov, New York Times, 17 June 2026
  • Many wouldn’t hesitate to call it the perfect storm, in fact.
    — World Economic Forum, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2021
  • Many of the fires burning across the state were caused by a perfect storm of heat and lightning.
    — Rebecca Plevin, USA TODAY, 21 Aug. 2020
  • All of which created a perfect storm for this week’s show of dissent.
    — Justin Worland, Time, 18 Apr. 2025
  • That is the perfect storm every college football fan dreams about for their team.
    — Stefan Stevenson, star-telegram, 7 Feb. 2018
  • The first game between the teams might have been a perfect storm for Colorado.
    — oregonlive, 13 Mar. 2021
  • Adele picks up on all that and creates this perfect storm in which Louise cannot not come to help her.
    — Samantha Highfill, EW.com, 19 Feb. 2021
  • The specifics of my situation were like a perfect storm.
    — Marlow Stern, Variety, 6 May 2026
  • In my own district, constituents are facing a perfect storm.
    — Alex Lee, Mercury News, 19 June 2026
  • All of that can add up to a workforce in crisis—and a perfect storm for business leaders.
    — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 14 Aug. 2024
  • What’s fairly clear is that Monday night was the result of a perfect storm.
    — Peter Schmuck, baltimoresun.com, 10 Apr. 2018
  • The Reds are free-falling into a perfect storm of awful-ness.
    — Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer, 19 Apr. 2022
  • The Barons have suffered through the perfect storm leading to a long season.
    — Don Norcross, San Diego U-T Preps, 27 Oct. 2017
  • More so than any other sport, the game of football is the perfect storm for virus transmission.
    — cleveland, 1 July 2020
  • In short, plastic and water are a perfect storm in the dishwasher.
    — Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 27 Dec. 2024
  • This game is leading up to be a perfect storm where the USA looks very good.
    — ABC News, 29 June 2026
  • The Ravens have a good blend of personnel in their front seven and this could be the perfect storm.
    — Mike Preston, baltimoresun.com, 9 Dec. 2021
  • For Quibi, the speed of its fall suggests a near-perfect storm of factors, some perhaps unique.
    — Brian Lowry, CNN, 22 Oct. 2020
  • This perfect storm has led to the increase of food insecurity and a strain on the food banks.
    — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 7 Feb. 2024
  • Charlotte Lawrence’s voice was that perfect storm of beauty, anger and quiet strength which is a rare find.
    — Kat Bein, Billboard, 16 Mar. 2018
  • In some ways, this was the perfect storm to terrify a city built dozens of miles inland and dozens of feet above sea level.
    — Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 1 Sep. 2020
  • Staff, transport, food and drink, and energy costs have all soared in the last few years through a perfect storm of issues.
    — Byryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 20 Feb. 2024
  • In this pandemic, nursing homes are the perfect storm for the spread of the coronavirus.
    — Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Aug. 2020

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