How to Use whirlwind in a Sentence

whirlwind

1 of 2 noun
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  • My life has been a whirlwind lately.
  • He attended a whirlwind of meetings.
  • The duo is in the midst of a whirlwind tour for their album Death Wish Blues.
    — Garret K. Woodward, Rolling Stone, 17 Sep. 2023
  • The whirlwind events of the past week and a half have raised new questions about the Fed’s next move.
    — Abha Bhattarai, Washington Post, 19 Mar. 2023
  • For the past month, Winslet has been on a whirlwind of a press tour for Avatar.
    — Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 9 Jan. 2023
  • The Reeses hope the whirlwind lasts as long as possible.
    — The New York Times, New York Times, 18 Mar. 2023
  • It's been a whirlwind year for the young South African star and she's just getting started.
    — Janine Rubenstein, Peoplemag, 8 Nov. 2023
  • That the economic whirlwind of the last few years is wearing them down.
    — Rachel Siegel, Washington Post, 19 Sep. 2023
  • The pair's whirlwind romance is brought to life once again — this time on the stage — in its finest adaptation yet.
    — EW.com, 14 Mar. 2024
  • And then to have, to have this happen was kind of like another whirlwind.
    — Corin Cesaric, Peoplemag, 4 Sep. 2023
  • In fairness, his whirlwind career is hard to keep up with.
    — Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 21 June 2023
  • Still, the handful of restaurants Lee did post about during his trip to the Bay has seen a whirlwind of business.
    — Sam Stone, Bon Appétit, 19 Jan. 2024
  • San Diego Padres – After a whirlwind winter of spending two years ago, the Padres had high hopes for 2023.
    — Dan Schlossberg, Forbes, 11 Feb. 2024
  • As fans of the show are well aware, Hubbard and Radke had a whirlwind, and sometimes rocky, romance.
    — Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 31 Aug. 2023
  • After a whirlwind romance that grew out of a friendship, the couple became engaged by the end of the year.
    — Sadie Bell, Peoplemag, 8 Feb. 2024
  • Nikki Reed and Ian Somerhalder had a whirlwind start to their romance.
    — Adrianna C. Freedman, Peoplemag, 9 Jan. 2023
  • Yet on a recent whirlwind tour of six African nations, he was treated just like one.
    — Declan Walsh, New York Times, 19 Jan. 2024
  • The new photos cap off a whirlwind month for Gomez across television and media.
    — Kyle Denis, Billboard, 29 Jan. 2024
  • Eventually, Booth agreed to a date and from there, the couple had a whirlwind romance.
    — Jamie Ballard, Peoplemag, 7 Mar. 2023
  • From whirlwind victory laps to stunning upsets, check out some of the most best moments from the US Open.
    — Stephanie Sengwe, Peoplemag, 28 Aug. 2023
  • The warning could save you from being struck by the whirlwinds of a tornado which is common in Texas during the spring.
    — Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Apr. 2024
  • It's been a whirlwind of a year, with 2023 gifting us with not one, but two seasons of The Bachelors Australia.
    — Alexandra Koster, refinery29.com, 19 Dec. 2023
  • The last three years have been a whirlwind for Pecko, whose senior year of high school in 2020 was wiped out by the coronavirus pandemic.
    — Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 13 July 2023
  • Bohannon was fired on May 4, setting off a whirlwind for the program.
    — Nick Alvarez | [email protected], al, 10 July 2023
  • The whirlwind romance meant Owens and Farmer did not date before getting engaged.
    — Kait Hanson, Peoplemag, 29 Nov. 2023
  • Now that you’re done with your latest music tour and the Mean Girls press tour whirlwind, what does your daily routine look like now?
    — Danielle Directo-Meston, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Jan. 2024
  • The couple met in 1947 and had a whirlwind romance, marrying less than five months after their first date.
    — Jamie Ballard, Peoplemag, 24 Mar. 2023
  • The 27-year-old stars in the Yellowstone prequel as Alexandra, who embarks on a whirlwind romance in Africa.
    — Chaise Sanders, Country Living, 5 Mar. 2023
  • The Apartment and a one-man production whirlwind, was also seen mingling among the raucous crowd.
    — Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Sep. 2023
  • On a day when everyone was focused on the eclipse, Akshay Bhatia was talking about the whirlwind.
    — Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2024
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whirlwind

2 of 2 adjective
  • The band went on a whirlwind concert tour.
  • We continued on at a whirlwind pace.
  • They were married after a whirlwind romance.
  • The signing caps off a whirlwind few weeks for the artist.
    — Tatiana Cirisano, Billboard, 22 Mar. 2019
  • And so kicked off the family's whirlwind two-week trip in Ecuador.
    — Siobhan Reid, Travel + Leisure, 5 June 2022
  • The model has had a whirlwind 24 hours while promoting the launch of her new skincare line, Rhode.
    — Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 16 June 2022
  • And since the film’s debut at Cannes last month (which earned it a 12-minute ovation), the pair, along with their cast, have been on a whirlwind promotional tour.
    — Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 16 June 2022
  • In 2018, Davidson had a whirlwind five-month romance with pop star Ariana Grande.
    — Carrie Wittmer, Glamour, 26 Jan. 2022
  • Pam and Tommy tied the knot in February 1995, following a whirlwind four-day romance.
    — Glenn Garner, PEOPLE.com, 5 Nov. 2021
  • Biden will spend much of Wednesday traveling from Washington to Brussels, ahead of a whirlwind day of diplomacy in the Belgian capital the next day.
    — Ben Gittleson, ABC News, 23 Mar. 2022
  • Cousins recapped a whirlwind four-day period that began with a call and a tryout and ended with him signing and practicing within a day.
    — Jim Owczarski, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 21 Dec. 2021
  • The two were, of course, involved in a whirlwind six-week relationship that by her account included about 15 days in each other’s company.
    — Los Angeles Times, 4 Mar. 2022
  • On a whirlwind European tour, Eilish talks frankly about loneliness and feeling disconnected from her friends back home.
    — Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 26 Feb. 2021
  • Carroll’s victory also capped an emotional and whirlwind week for the Manzie family, who is still in mourning over the loss of the former council member and Mobile County School board member.
    — al, 6 Oct. 2021
  • But there is something about sandwiches, their versatility and their portability that can’t be beat during these whirlwind summer months.
    — Chelsea Zwieg, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 25 July 2017
  • The comedian famously had a whirlwind five-month engagement to Ariana Grande in 2018 after about a month of casually dating, shortly after splitting from Cazzie David.
    — Natalie Morin, refinery29.com, 23 Mar. 2021
  • Lady Kitty Spencer enjoyed a whirlwind Italian vacation after her lavish wedding.
    — Quinci Legardye, Harper's BAZAAR, 28 Aug. 2021
  • Four years in which her fantasy of a whirlwind international romance never materialized.
    — Washington Post, 29 May 2022
  • The band went on a whirlwind concert tour.
  • We continued on at a whirlwind pace.
  • They were married after a whirlwind romance.
  • The signing caps off a whirlwind few weeks for the artist.
    — Tatiana Cirisano, Billboard, 22 Mar. 2019
  • And so kicked off the family's whirlwind two-week trip in Ecuador.
    — Siobhan Reid, Travel + Leisure, 5 June 2022
  • The model has had a whirlwind 24 hours while promoting the launch of her new skincare line, Rhode.
    — Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 16 June 2022
  • And since the film’s debut at Cannes last month (which earned it a 12-minute ovation), the pair, along with their cast, have been on a whirlwind promotional tour.
    — Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 16 June 2022
  • In 2018, Davidson had a whirlwind five-month romance with pop star Ariana Grande.
    — Carrie Wittmer, Glamour, 26 Jan. 2022
  • Pam and Tommy tied the knot in February 1995, following a whirlwind four-day romance.
    — Glenn Garner, PEOPLE.com, 5 Nov. 2021
  • Biden will spend much of Wednesday traveling from Washington to Brussels, ahead of a whirlwind day of diplomacy in the Belgian capital the next day.
    — Ben Gittleson, ABC News, 23 Mar. 2022
  • Cousins recapped a whirlwind four-day period that began with a call and a tryout and ended with him signing and practicing within a day.
    — Jim Owczarski, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 21 Dec. 2021
  • The two were, of course, involved in a whirlwind six-week relationship that by her account included about 15 days in each other’s company.
    — Los Angeles Times, 4 Mar. 2022

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