How to Use stormy in a Sentence

stormy

adjective
  • The weather was cold and stormy.
  • Their relationship was very stormy.
  • The night was wet and stormy and the flat ground was flooded.
    — Mary Horlock, Longreads, 21 June 2018
  • In case of stormy weather, the date will move to Feb. 7.
    — Meghan Sorensen, BostonGlobe.com, 24 Jan. 2020
  • The Eye of a Monster This past year was a very stormy one in many ways.
    — Jeffery Delviscio, Scientific American, 31 Dec. 2019
  • Some pockets of the state got nailed by the stormy weather.
    — Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 23 Sep. 2021
  • This fresh and aquatic scent is made for the man who loves a crisp, stormy day.
    — Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune, 7 Nov. 2022
  • The mid-video rise from the stormy seas alone makes this one of the most underrated videos of the '90s.
    — Billboard Staff, Billboard, 27 Aug. 2020
  • In a flash, the sunny desert day turns into a stormy one.
    — Ariana Romero, refinery29.com, 15 June 2019
  • If 2020 ends on a stormy note, next year may have a blazing start.
    — Kevin Spear, orlandosentinel.com, 29 Sep. 2020
  • One thing to know is that Olivia says this bag doesn't do great in the rain, so don't bring it on stormy days.
    — goodhousekeeping.com, 21 Apr. 2023
  • Guillen left for the Marlins opening at the end of a stormy 2011 season.
    — Mark Gonzales, chicagotribune.com, 2 Sep. 2020
  • Seward had a wet and stormy spring, which left the trail muddy and felled a few trees.
    — Author: Kat Sorensen, Anchorage Daily News, 3 July 2018
  • More stormy weather is likely overnight and temps will stay in the low 70s.
    — Cliff Pinckard, cleveland, 12 July 2021
  • The weather is going to be hot, humid and stormy over the next few days.
    — Emily Deletter, The Enquirer, 10 Aug. 2021
  • The sky was dark, and the weather was stormy, but Burnie made an impression.
    — Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2023
  • Forecast in detail It’s been a stormy stretch and there may be more ahead.
    — Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 13 Jan. 2024
  • And now, the weather on Jupiter: stormy with a chance of violence.
    — Jamie Carter, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2021
  • It’s his best bet in this stormy present, perhaps the best anyone can do.
    — Zach Osterman, The Indianapolis Star, 13 Oct. 2020
  • The next three days could be stormy at times across Alabama.
    — Leigh Morgan, al, 24 May 2022
  • But the stormy weather was, by any measure a tough break for the Houston Open.
    — Dale Robertson, Houston Chronicle, 28 Mar. 2018
  • As a kitten, Garfield was dropped off in an alley on a stormy night.
    — Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 23 May 2024
  • The stormy start to the weekend is expected to give way to a wet few days in New Orleans.
    — Jennifer Larino, NOLA.com, 6 Apr. 2018
  • And on the raging ocean main, Amid the stormy waves of death, And in the desert hurricane, And in the Plague’s pernicious breath.
    — The Economist, 4 June 2020
  • Those plans were washed out by the stormy weather and field conditions.
    — and Staff Reports, Orlando Sentinel, 9 Sep. 2022
  • The episode quickly becomes a noir mystery set against the backdrop of a stormy night.
    — Lillian Brown, Vulture, 17 May 2024
  • With rain clouds often come stormy seas, just the thing to fuel high spouts on the Nakalele Blowhole.
    — Brian J. Cantwell, chicagotribune.com, 24 Apr. 2018
  • For a viking like Pukki, those stormy seas were more like puddles.
    — SI.com, 19 Aug. 2019
  • While those further north can expect cooler temps and a stormy winter.
    — Joyce Orlando, The Tennessean, 21 Dec. 2024
  • Before it was built, ships had to make the long journey around the stormy tip of South America in order to travel by sea between the two oceans.
    — Sarah Morland and Marianna Parraga, USA TODAY, 28 Jan. 2025

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