Examples of “cyclone” in a Sentence

noun A large storm system with winds rotating around a center of low atmospheric pressure.

• The cyclone made landfall with winds of over 150 miles an hour.
• Coastal residents were evacuated ahead of the approaching cyclone.
• Satellite pictures showed the cyclone spinning slowly across the ocean like a giant white pinwheel.

noun A tropical storm of this kind, especially one occurring in the Indian Ocean or South Pacific.

• Cyclone season in the region typically runs from November to April.
• After the cyclone passed over the island, many families had no electricity for weeks.
• Fishermen stayed in harbor because a cyclone was forming far out in the Indian Ocean.