Examples of thunderstorm in a Sentence
There are thunderstorms in the forecast.
The weather service has issued a severe thunderstorm warning.
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Ask the staff for a quieter room that ideally doesn’t face the main road; typical of the city, Admiralty Way is constantly busy, and in the rainy season heavy thunderstorms can be enough to wake one out of sleep—light sleepers will do well to pick a room that’s more internal.
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Mar. 2026
Locally, intense thunderstorms, tornadoes and possible record-size hail hit the region Tuesday evening.
—Grace Miserocchi, Chicago Tribune, 14 Mar. 2026
The Storm Prediction Center in Norman Oklahoma has issued an Enhanced Risk of Severe Weather for Monday to include dangerous thunderstorms, damaging winds, and the possibility of a few strong tornadoes.
—Gregory Padgett, CBS News, 14 Mar. 2026
Chicago could go from thunderstorms on Sunday night to snow and whiteout conditions on Monday.
—Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 14 Mar. 2026
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Mar. 2026
Locally, intense thunderstorms, tornadoes and possible record-size hail hit the region Tuesday evening.
—Grace Miserocchi, Chicago Tribune, 14 Mar. 2026
The Storm Prediction Center in Norman Oklahoma has issued an Enhanced Risk of Severe Weather for Monday to include dangerous thunderstorms, damaging winds, and the possibility of a few strong tornadoes.
—Gregory Padgett, CBS News, 14 Mar. 2026
Chicago could go from thunderstorms on Sunday night to snow and whiteout conditions on Monday.
—Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 14 Mar. 2026
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“Thunderstorm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/thunderstorm. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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thunderstorm
noun
thun·der·storm
-ˌstȯ(ə)rm 
: a storm accompanied by lightning and thunder
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