How to Use tumultuous in a Sentence
tumultuous
adjective
- The room filled with tumultuous applause.
- The returning astronauts were given a tumultuous welcome.
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We were not accustomed to loran, and to pick up a buoy, as I now did with my binoculars, after thirty days of tumultuous seas, at precisely the time and angle that our charted position led us to anticipate, struck me as nothing short of miraculous.
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Louis Auchincloss,
"Atlantic War",
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The coaching change was the start of Gant's tumultuous time for the Tigers.
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Tyler Kraft,
Indianapolis Star,
4 July 2019
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The past few years have been tumultuous to say the least.
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Okla Jones,
Essence,
9 June 2022
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The scandal comes at the end of a tumultuous year for West Point.
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New York Times,
23 Dec. 2020
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The years leading up to the Olympics have been tumultuous for Lee.
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Rachel Axon,
USA TODAY,
28 June 2021
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This year has been tumultuous and fast-paced, to say the least.
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Kelly Lawler,
USA TODAY,
2 June 2020
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The past two decades of Reade’s life have been tumultuous.
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Anchorage Daily News,
22 May 2020
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After the best start to the year in more than a decade, oil has had a tumultuous month.
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Sharon Cho and Angelina Rascouet,
Houston Chronicle,
28 Feb. 2018
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The last five years have been tumultuous for the Nobel Prize.
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Alex Shephard,
The New Republic,
6 Oct. 2020
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The arts will be tumultuous, and there are a lot of unknowns right now.
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San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 Mar. 2021
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The work to keep the government open served as the backdrop to a tumultuous day for Democrats.
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Laura Blasey,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Oct. 2021
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Rachel and Kelly peel off first to discuss the tumultuous events of the past few days.
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Kristen Baldwin,
EW.com,
15 Mar. 2022
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During this tumultuous time in the Philippines, Ressa was in the third grade.
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Adrienne Lafrance,
The Atlantic,
19 Jan. 2023
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Oh and there’s a tumultuous election in just a few days.
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NBC News,
27 Oct. 2020
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The deals would be a sign of strength in a tumultuous time for retailers.
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Roland Li,
SFChronicle.com,
9 July 2018
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But for Lee himself, the past year has been tough and tumultuous.
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Washington Post,
30 June 2018
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On the field, the Freedom won less than a third of their games in their tumultuous first two seasons.
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James Weber,
Cincinnati.com,
17 Jan. 2018
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Putting the Axe back up for grabs would be a nice ending to a tumultuous season.
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Star Tribune,
5 Dec. 2020
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Here’s the first of a two-night finale for this tumultuous season.
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oregonlive.com,
28 July 2019
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The decade is regarded as a tumultuous time for the monarchy.
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Shannon Carlin,
refinery29.com,
16 Nov. 2020
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The lawsuit comes against the backdrop of tumultuous state guidance on masks in schools.
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Danielle Echeverria,
San Francisco Chronicle,
15 July 2021
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This fall, UConn’s season got off to a tumultuous start.
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Kenneth R. Gosselin,
courant.com,
1 Oct. 2021
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Reece also saw the school through some tumultuous times.
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Meredith Cohn,
baltimoresun.com,
26 Mar. 2021
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There's no script to speak of, just a pastiche of platitudes about the tumultuous decade.
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Andrea Simakis,
cleveland.com,
13 May 2018
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The decision comes at a tumultuous time for the country.
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Fox News,
22 Nov. 2019
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But much of the road was built on fragile ground in one of the most seismically tumultuous places in the world.
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Laura Mallonee,
WIRED,
25 May 2017
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Across the country, law enforcement, political leaders and election workers are bracing for a tumultuous end to the election and taking precautions.
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Zac Anderson,
USA TODAY,
3 Nov. 2024
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Other states also are facing tumultuous weather, as thunderstorms laden with heavy rain prompted flood watches in Kansas and Arkansas and flash flood warnings in Missouri.
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Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
4 Nov. 2024
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