How to Use twister in a Sentence

twister

noun
  • The twister yanked them out by their roots and ripped off limbs.
    — Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 14 July 2023
  • The twister was just one of more than a dozen that cut through the state that day.
    — Denise Chow, NBC News, 28 Dec. 2024
  • The twister blew in a front window and ripped the roofs off the front porch and garage.
    — Jennifer Calfas, WSJ, 3 Mar. 2020
  • White bass – fair along windy shorelines and main lake points on twister tails and crankbaits.
    — Tyler Mahoney special To The Star, kansascity, 11 July 2018
  • Did either of you struggle with any tongue-twister spells or names?
    — Jordan Moreau, Variety, 13 Jan. 2026
  • At the last moment, the twister took a turn and missed him and the others.
    — Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Beshear said the twister appeared to have been on the ground for 40 miles.
    — Dave Mistich, NPR, 27 May 2024
  • The many twisters flattened homes, tore off roofs and sent boats and cars flying.
    — Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 28 Dec. 2024
  • Many sped to shelters as twisters mangled the land behind them.
    — Robin George Andrews, The Atlantic, 9 May 2020
  • The path Once on the ground, the twister was hard to spot in the darkness of the night.
    — Dallas News, 16 Oct. 2020
  • There will be face painting, a petting zoo and a balloon twister.
    — Megan Stringer, Axios, 19 Sep. 2024
  • Nothing of their house was left standing after the twister tore through.
    — Krista Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 15 Dec. 2021
  • Storm chasers in the area captured stunning images and video of the twister.
    — Dan Carson, Chron, 24 May 2022
  • The twister launched Cartlidge into the air and pulled Nolan from her arms.
    — Michael Goldberg, Quartz, 8 Apr. 2024
  • The video shows several dusty twisters swirling across the landscape.
    — Amanda Kooser, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
  • Cast a lead-head jig and twister tail, small hooks tipped with worms or nymphs and work them along the river bottom.
    — cleveland.com, 13 Apr. 2018
  • Photos and video from Tuesday night showed the massive twister in the city.
    — Ryan W. Miller, USA TODAY, 23 Mar. 2022
  • Most of the twisters this year were on the smaller end of the tornado wind and damage scale.
    — Paula Wethington, CBS News, 10 June 2026
  • The director of Mashhood’s mosque would lose his home in one of the twisters.
    — Monica Rhor, Houston Chronicle, 11 Apr. 2018
  • Most of the twisters this year were on the smaller end of the tornado wind and damage scale.
    — Paula Wethington, CBS News, 15 June 2026
  • Most of the twisters this year were on the smaller end of the tornado wind and damage scale.
    — Paula Wethington, CBS News, 19 June 2026
  • Across the street where there is farmland and gardens, the twister uprooted huge oaks.
    — Jerome Hansen, Jack Schermerhorn, Ralph Nelson and Ken McCormick, Detroit Free Press, 6 Apr. 2024
  • Then the twister struck, ripping the roof off the building and dislodging chunks of the wall.
    — Jennifer Levitz, WSJ, 14 Dec. 2021
  • The boyfriend tried to grab the sleeping child but was pulled into the twister himself, per the report.
    — Abigail Adams, Peoplemag, 13 Dec. 2023
  • Houses and businesses saw their roofs ripped open and windows smashed as the twister churned through the area.
    — David Faris, Newsweek, 17 Mar. 2025
  • Most of the twisters so far this year have been on the weaker end of the tornado wind and damage scale.
    — Nick Lentz, CBS News, 14 June 2026
  • Like clockwork, the Great Plains see scores of twisters sweep across the springtime prairie.
    — Matthew Cappucci, BostonGlobe.com, 7 June 2018
  • The twister was seen on radar with debris in the air, which could be hazardous to those not taking shelter.
    — Cheryl Vari, The Enquirer, 3 Apr. 2024
  • But Gensini said this twister may have touched down for nearly 250 miles.
    — Bruce Schreiner and Dylan Lovan, chicagotribune.com, 12 Dec. 2021
  • And obviously, the twister comes in just a few minutes before the end of the episode.
    — James Hibberd, EW.com, 1 Dec. 2020

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