How to Use turbulent in a Sentence

turbulent

adjective
  • Turbulent waters caused the boat to capsize.
  • The sixties were a turbulent period in American history.
  • The road to get there may be turbulent.
    — Thanh Nguyen, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
  • Some thoughts on why this has been so turbulent and painful.
    — David Frum, The Atlantic, 10 June 2026
  • Wang’s off-screen life may have been as turbulent as his films.
    — Vivienne Chow, Variety, 8 Apr. 2022
  • It’s been a turbulent few years for Ubisoft.
    — Jennifer Maas, Variety, 20 Feb. 2026
  • Click through to see which global routes are the most turbulent.
    — Melvin Backman, Quartz, 3 July 2024
  • This isn’t the first time Cyrus has opened up about her turbulent past.
    — Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Most risks do not appear out of nowhere, even in turbulent times.
    — John M. Bremen, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
  • It’s been a turbulent ride for the shelter.
    — Idaho Statesman, 28 May 2026
  • The speech comes at the end of a turbulent year for the family.
    — Wendy Naugle, USA Today, 25 Dec. 2025
  • It’s been proven time and time again that slouchy boots reign supreme in the face of turbulent trend cycles.
    — Boutayna Chokrane, ELLE, 10 Jan. 2023
  • That doesn’t mean turbulent emotions won’t strike, though.
    — Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 23 Mar. 2026
  • It’s been a turbulent few months for Roldan for all the best reasons.
    — Braidon Nourse, Denver Post, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Reddit is rolling out the changes on the heels of some turbulent weeks for the platform.
    — Jay Peters, The Verge, 1 Aug. 2023
  • Still, the turbulent events led some investors to feel that surely the worst was over.
    — Joe Rennison John-Michael Murphy, New York Times, 30 Dec. 2022
  • Comfort items, like candy, tend to hold up well in turbulent times.
    — Chris Morris, Fortune, 18 July 2022
  • The storm has made for some turbulent flights, even when timing goes smoothly.
    — Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2022
  • This is black music at the end of a turbulent decade filled with rights gained and leaders lost.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 25 June 2021
  • Why is my mind going turbulent?
    — Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Aug. 2025
  • Bernstein did not, of course, walk out of the turbulent session.
    — David Denby, The Atlantic, 1 Apr. 2025
  • Do poets lead more turbulent lives, or does our short form leave more time in the day for mischief?
    — Lauren Kane, The New York Review of Books, 26 Aug. 2023
  • The Swiss are coming off a turbulent year.
    — ABC News, 14 Apr. 2026
  • Who could have known how turbulent 2020 would be, on and off the field?
    — The Enquirer, 18 Mar. 2022
  • The news comes amid a turbulent time for LIV.
    — Brody Miller, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026
  • What was turbulent and confused in me came out as absurd and ornate in him.
    — Literary Hub, 20 Feb. 2026
  • This launched the brand’s quick success even during turbulent times.
    — Meimei Fox, Forbes, 12 Nov. 2021
  • The rollout has been turbulent since its early days.
    — Annie Palmer, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Overall, it's been a turbulent year for cyber stocks.
    — Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 9 May 2026
  • There is no doubt that such a turbulent period has taken its toll.
    — Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025

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