How to Use hurricane in a Sentence

hurricane

1 of 2 noun
  • Of those, the team calls for six hurricanes.
    — Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 12 May 2026
  • And then the hurricane comes through.
    — Lesley Stahl, CBS News, 3 May 2026
  • So, where are all the hurricanes?
    — Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Why are hurricanes so rare in Hawaii?
    — Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
  • We were used to things like a hurricane blowing through town.
    — Lizzie Hyman, PEOPLE, 6 Nov. 2025
  • Stories where hurricanes don’t bear down on teenage girls and raze.
    — Jesmyn Ward, Vanity Fair, 21 Apr. 2026
  • That’s hurricane season in this part of the world.
    — AFAR Media, 11 May 2026
  • The famous hurricane map got a makeover.
    — Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 6 Apr. 2026
  • This can be up to a day before a hurricane makes landfall.
    — Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 May 2026
  • Look out for if any of the competitors pull out a trick called the 'hurricane'.
    — Andrew Greif, NBC news, 20 Feb. 2026
  • This rain will bring a risk of flash flooding, the hurricane center said.
    — Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 6 Oct. 2025
  • That includes three to six hurricanes, one to three of which could be major storms.
    — Doyle Rice, USA Today, 16 June 2026
  • That includes three to six hurricanes, one to three of which could be major storms.
    — Doyle Rice, USA Today, 17 June 2026
  • Coloradans are getting ready for round two of hurricane force winds.
    — Michael Abeyta, CBS News, 14 Mar. 2026
  • All are at risk of stand-alone weather events like hurricanes, disease or drought.
    — Nathan Rott, NPR, 27 May 2026
  • Are hurricane windows worth the cost?
    — Alora Bopray, USA Today, 23 June 2026
  • The hurricane’s winds destroyed homes, roads and toppled trees across its path.
    — Nora Gamez Torres, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2025
  • These states face high risks from hurricanes, tornadoes or hail.
    — Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 21 June 2026
  • That means it won't be classified as a hurricane.
    — Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 30 Oct. 2025
  • The same kind of system as a hurricane, but the term changes based on which ocean region the storm is in.
    — Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 12 May 2026
  • Is a hurricane forming in the Gulf?
    — Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 17 June 2026
  • The next name up on the list of Atlantic hurricane names is Gabrielle.
    — Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2025
  • Boat owners need to make plans now to secure it during a hurricane.
    — Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 May 2026
  • And don’t let the eye of the hurricane or tropical storm deceive you.
    — Michelle Marchante updated May 27, Miami Herald, 27 May 2026
  • That’s a measure based on how long a storm says at the range of hurricane strength categories.
    — Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2024
  • What should be in a hurricane emergency kit?
    — Cbs Miami Team, CBS News, 4 June 2026
  • In Maine, there is a 15% storm chance and 5% hurricane chance.
    — Doyle Rice, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2026
  • What are the three hurricane forecast basins for the US?
    — Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 12 May 2026
  • And hurricane season is just around the corner.
    — Lesley Stahl, CBS News, 3 May 2026
  • No reefs means more damage to property when the next hurricane strikes.
    — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 31 Mar. 2026

hurricane

2 of 2 adjective
  • Henri had 70 mph winds on Wednesday, which is nearly hurricane force.
    — Leigh Morgan, al, 19 Aug. 2021
  • While the hotel was closed post-hurricane, Belmond kept most of them employed in restoration and landscaping work.
    — Alex Postman, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Jan. 2026
  • The year began with a devastating winter freeze in Texas, which led to the state’s largest non-hurricane weather loss event.
    — Kathy Orton, Anchorage Daily News, 26 Dec. 2021
  • For shipbuilders, post-hurricane federal largesse is enormous.
    — Craig Hooper, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2021
  • The Surfside emergency has received the state’s largest disaster response for any non-hurricane event.
    — Angie Dimichele, sun-sentinel.com, 1 July 2021
  • Cava praised Surfside's recovery team for assembling the largest non-hurricane response in the state's history.
    — Emmett Jones, Fox News, 11 July 2021
  • Post-hurricane refining outages can last weeks or months, as Houston saw after Hurricane Harvey four years ago.
    — Christopher Helman, Forbes, 30 Aug. 2021
  • Bay County’s recovery has been tedious and grueling, even by normal standards of post-hurricane rebuilding.
    — Tim McDonnell, Quartz, 4 June 2020
  • The post-hurricane ecosystem was overwhelming, hostile and disheartening.
    — Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Aug. 2022
  • The university will still have the ability to use the park for recreational activities and, like the city, will also be able to use it as a debris site for post-hurricane recovery efforts.
    — Miami Herald, 1 July 2026
  • The effort, state leaders said, represented the largest non-hurricane search-and-rescue mission in Florida history.
    — Washington Post, 28 June 2021
  • Washington’s approach to post-hurricane recovery may well be incentivizing bad behaviors.
    — Craig Hooper, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2021
  • Whereas post-hurricane cleanups are mandated for public lands – and government funding is allocated to pay for them – private landowners have little incentive to haul away debris.
    — Xander Peters, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 Aug. 2022
  • This classic upscale resort with its long dock and sportfishing vibe has emerged from a post-hurricane upgrade with a third swimming pool, second tiki bar, and 10 new casita-style villas complete with butler service.
    — Tracey Minkin, Travel + Leisure, 27 Oct. 2023
  • The ongoing operation in Surfside is the largest-ever deployment of task force resources in Florida's history for a non-hurricane event.
    — Morgan Winsor, Rosa Sanchez, ABC News, 1 July 2021
  • Federal and state emergency responders say spill inspections and cleanup will likely be delayed as all resources are focused on search and rescue operations and other critical post-hurricane needs.
    — Tristan Baurick, NOLA.com, 27 Aug. 2020
  • The identification of a final victim marks the conclusion to one step of a rescue-and-recovery process that was the largest non-hurricane disaster response in Florida’s history.
    — Washington Post, 27 July 2021
  • According to the Natural Resources Defense Council, 83% of single mothers could not return to their homes two years post-hurricane.
    — Katica Roy, Fortune, 17 Dec. 2020
  • Post-hurricane initiatives like Love Asheville From Afar, an online retailer selling products from artists and businesses affected by the storm, continue to benefit the town.
    — George Stone, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Nov. 2025

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