How to Use the tropics in a Sentence

the tropics

plural noun
  • Maybe the crowds get to be too much when all the birds flock to the tropics.
    — Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 26 Sep. 2024
  • In the tropics, the bugs will feast on human flesh year-round.
    — Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 27 May 2026
  • Then hit up Doxie Slush for a taste of the tropics.
    — Erika Ebsworth-Goold, Travel + Leisure, 25 Oct. 2025
  • The night felt chilly, which never ceases to surprise me in the tropics.
    — Nicholas Casey, New York Times, 15 Dec. 2023
  • Get ready to head to the tropics, no airplane ticket required.
    — Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 5 Mar. 2025
  • The fresh pineapple flavor will transport you to the tropics, too.
    — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 4 July 2025
  • Hurricanes are born in the tropics above warm water.
    — Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Hurricanes are born in the tropics, above warm water.
    — Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Hurricanes are born in the tropics, above warm water.
    — Julia Gomez, USA Today, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Hurricanes are born in the tropics, above warm water.
    — Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Hurricanes are born in the tropics, above warm water.
    — Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Hurricanes are born in the tropics, above warm water.
    — Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Hurricanes are born in the tropics, above warm water.
    — Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Hurricanes are born in the tropics, above warm water.
    — Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Hurricanes are born in the tropics, above warm water.
    — Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Hurricanes are born in the tropics, above warm water.
    — Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 19 Aug. 2025
  • Hurricanes are born in the tropics, above warm water.
    — Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Hurricanes are born in the tropics, above warm water.
    — Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Hurricanes are born in the tropics, above warm water.
    — Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2025
  • Hurricanes are born in the tropics, above warm water.
    — Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2025
  • Hurricanes are born in the tropics, above warm water.
    — Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2025
  • Hurricanes are born in the tropics, above warm water.
    — Greta Cross, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2025
  • Hurricanes are born in the tropics, above warm water.
    — Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2025
  • Hurricanes are born in the tropics, above warm water.
    — Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2025
  • Hurricanes are born in the tropics, above warm water.
    — Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 24 Aug. 2025
  • Hurricanes are born in the tropics, above warm water.
    — Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2025
  • Hurricanes are born in the tropics, above warm water.
    — Sara Chernikoff, USA Today, 13 Aug. 2025
  • Hurricanes are born in the tropics, above warm water.
    — Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 14 Aug. 2025
  • Hurricanes are born in the tropics, above warm water.
    — Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 15 Aug. 2025
  • Hurricanes are born in the tropics, above warm water.
    — Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 16 Aug. 2025

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