How to Use tropical cyclone in a Sentence

tropical cyclone

noun
  • There’s an irony, of sorts, in how a tropical cyclone tracks across the ocean.
    — Robinson Meyer, The Atlantic, 6 Sep. 2017
  • And there’s a lot more of that stuff up there during a tropical cyclone.
    — Rhett Allain, WIRED, 11 Oct. 2024
  • In conditions that won't form a tropical cyclone, this is the end of the line.
    — Ethan Siegel, Forbes, 31 Aug. 2021
  • So far this year, seven tropical cyclones have formed, and all have become named storms.
    — Brandi D. Addison, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
  • The tropical cyclone had sustained wind speeds of 69 miles per hour.
    — William B. Davis, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2025
  • This study is not the first to find that climate change is causing tropical cyclones to have more rainfall.
    — New York Times, 11 July 2019
  • Of all mammals exposed to droughts and tropical cyclones, primates have faced the bulk of them.
    — Scottie Andrew and Saeed Ahmed, CNN, 17 June 2019
  • Speaking of structure, tropical cyclones have three main parts.
    — Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 21 Aug. 2025
  • Most of Baltimore’s wettest months on record are linked to tropical cyclones.
    — Scott Dance, baltimoresun.com, 6 Sep. 2017
  • Experts predict at least one more tropical cyclone could form in the Atlantic basin this year.
    — Ashley R. Williams, USA TODAY, 2 Nov. 2022
  • On average, Hawaii gets a direct hit from a tropical cyclone about once per decade.
    — Doyle Rice, USA Today, 14 May 2026
  • The first is the sea surface temperature in areas where tropical cyclones tend to form and grow.
    — Colin Zarzycki, The Conversation, 22 May 2025
  • Five tropical cyclones formed in the Gulf of Mexico this year.
    — Leigh Morgan, al, 31 Dec. 2019
  • Both terms describe tropical cyclones.
    — Phil Helsel, NBC news, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Such events can leave the ground waterlogged by the time a tropical cyclone’s rain arrives, making flooding more likely.
    — Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 26 Sep. 2025
  • Ordinarily the strongest winds in a tropical cyclone occur to the right of the center, in this case to the east.
    — Washington Post, 22 Aug. 2021
  • In fact, 97% of all tropical cyclones in the Atlantic form during the season.
    — Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 1 June 2023
  • Kathleen was was the first tropical cyclone to hit the San Diego area since 1939.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Sep. 2022
  • This rare phenomenon is observed in strong tropical cyclones.
    — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 28 Oct. 2025
  • The Gulf Coast faces a 30% threat of a tropical cyclone over the next few days, as low pressure continues to form.
    — Max Golembo, ABC News, 12 July 2022
  • There are only around 1-2 tropical cyclones per year in the Arabian Sea, but storms this strength are very rare.
    — Jack Guy, Brandon Miller and Omar Khan, CNN, 29 Oct. 2019
  • Will there be tropical cyclone impacts in Florida?
    — Doyle Rice, USA Today, 25 Sep. 2025
  • Four tropical cyclones are swirling in the Pacific Ocean this week, at least one of which is a significant threat to land.
    — Angela Fritz, The Seattle Times, 7 Aug. 2018
  • In Oman, a rare tropical cyclone dumped years' worth of rainfall, bringing deadly floods to the desert landscape that rarely sees much rain in an entire year.
    — Pedram Javaheri, CNN, 6 Oct. 2021
  • The first of a five-step tropical cyclone wind warning was hoisted over the northeastern coastal areas, prohibiting boats from heading out to sea.
    — ABC News, 23 June 2026
  • Forecasters give the system a 70% chance of becoming a tropical cyclone over the next seven days.
    — Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 23 Sep. 2025
  • It was previously forecasted as a potential tropical cyclone but has since gained strength.
    — Miami Herald Hurricane Bot, Miami Herald, 28 Sep. 2025
  • It was previously forecasted as a potential tropical cyclone but has since gained strength.
    — Miami Herald Hurricane Bot, Miami Herald, 27 Sep. 2025
  • Only about a quarter of the Earth’s tropical cyclones form in the Southern Hemisphere.
    — William B. Davis, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2026
  • This was the highest rainfall total from a tropical cyclone in US history.
    — Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2025

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