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stormy - use in sentences
Adjective complement with noun phrase
- make: A historical lack of resources coupled with long term political differences made the meeting stormy.
Modifies a noun
- petrel: You are the stormy petrel of crime, Watson.
- weather: In fair or stormy weather, boys, John Riley's just the same.
- sea: On what stormy seas have you been tossed which have not also roared around His boat?
- night: Your vision helps me through the stormy nights sitting, hoping we get through the fights.
- sky: Covered with heavy clouds, the stormy sky gave only the faintest light to the ocean's upper strata.
- wind: Suddenly there was a sound like a stormy wind.
Modifying Another Word
- somewhat: My somewhat stormy relationship with food started at a young age.
- sometimes: The two arts, dance and film, have enjoyed a passionate, sometimes stormy marriage ever since.
- rather: Raining on and off all day, rather stormy, posted papers home.
- very: In the early days they had some very stormy Annual General Meetings.
- often: Early communication of basic needs empowers and comforts small babies, easing the often stormy period between 17 months and two years.
- extremely: Here's wishing you all a prosperous but extremely stormy New Year!
Used with adjective complement
- become: Week ending 25th started misty becoming stormy ( Tuesday ) fairing up again occasional showers.
- get: But by then the weather had gotten too stormy, and Luna's family was not around.
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