How to Use subtropical in a Sentence

subtropical

adjective

• Bull sharks are common off the coast of Texas and live in most of the subtropical and tropical oceans of the world.
  — Priscilla Aguirre, Chron, 15 July 2021
• In the time of the dinosaurs, the Hell Creek area was subtropical, with a warm and humid climate.
  — Mike Sager, Smithsonian, 28 June 2017
• The storm could tap some subtropical moisture in the process.
  — Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Dec. 2021
• The subtropical jet stream is formed when warm air from the equator meets the cool air from the polar regions and flows from west to east.
  — Anusha Krishnan, Quartz, 30 May 2022
• Rebekah was the third storm to be subtropical at some point in its lifespan.
  — Leigh Morgan, al, 30 Nov. 2019
• Ahi, yellow and blue fish that are found in tropical and subtropical oceans around the globe, can grow to be up to 400 pounds.
  — Paul Best, Fox News, 17 Jan. 2023
• The last time there was a December subtropical storm was nine years ago in 2013.
  — Kathryn Prociv, NBC News, 6 Dec. 2022
• Most of the world’s bauxite is found in tropical and subtropical regions of the world.
  — Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 24 Dec. 2022
• There is a debate about which is the most cold hardy subtropical blooming plant.
  — Calvin Finch, San Antonio Express-News, 12 Mar. 2021
• And pollen found in clay layers around the fossils show that the parrot lived in a balmy, subtropical climate.
  — Jenny Howard, National Geographic, 6 Aug. 2019
• These penguins live in subtropical climes and rarely even see snow.
  — Bradley J. Fikes, sandiegouniontribune.com, 24 Apr. 2018
• And not just because of the subtropical bank holiday weekend that we have just been treated to in the UK.
  — SI.com, 27 Aug. 2019
• But this year much of the subtropical Pacific east of Japan is far warmer than normal.
  — Emily Schwing, Scientific American, 14 Dec. 2022
• Ana formed on May 22 near Bermuda as a subtropical storm.
  — Leigh Morgan, al, 11 June 2021
• For a taste of the best Taiwan, with its subtropical climate, has to offer, try the variety pack.
  — Megan Wahn, Bon Appétit, 11 Jan. 2023
• Wanda was first named as a subtropical storm on Oct. 30.
  — Leigh Morgan, al, 4 Nov. 2021
• The first was an unnamed subtropical storm that formed over the open North Atlantic in January.
  — Matthew Cappucci The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 19 June 2023
• It can be found in tropical and subtropical waters across the globe.
  — Max Bennett, Discover Magazine, 15 Jan. 2024
• The potential Fay could be a subtropical system, which would have some of the features of a tropical storm, but not all of them.
  — Leigh Morgan, al, 9 July 2020
• The second-largest species of sea turtle, green sea turtles live in tropical and subtropical oceans all over the world.
  — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 10 Apr. 2024
• And that spirit of wellness lives on in the park, which features trails through a subtropical forest filled with old-growth Cypress trees.
  — Skye Sherman, Travel + Leisure, 9 June 2023
• This weekend, there are many fun and free things to do in and around America’s largest subtropical wilderness.
  — Doreen Christensen, Sun-Sentinel.com, 20 Apr. 2018
• The answer is that the world is home to over three trillion trees—with almost half of them living in tropical or subtropical forests.
  — Nature Video, Scientific American, 9 Sep. 2015
• Covered with thick subtropical forests and streaked with streams and rivers, the hilly state of Meghalaya in India’s northeastern corner is one of the wettest places on the planet.
  — Anne Pinto-Rodrigues, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 June 2022
• There are lots of fun, free, things to do in the 1.5-million-acre subtropical wilderness in South Florida's backyard.
  — Doreen Christensen, Sun-Sentinel.com, 11 Jan. 2018
• Those who prefer the warmth would do best to fly south to Okinawa during the winter for a more subtropical climate.
  — Danielle Demetriou, Travel + Leisure, 8 Sep. 2023
• The usual summertime dryness is because the jet stream, along which storms track, shifts far to the north, while subtropical high-pressure cells or heat domes swell over the state.
  — Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 30 June 2022
• With merely subtropical dew points in the 60s, heat index values shouldn’t exceed the mid-90s.
  — James Hohmann, Washington Post, 29 June 2018
• Ube grows best in warm, tropical, and subtropical regions where the summers are wet.
  — Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 22 Oct. 2024
• With over 600 species, stingless honey bees are the largest group of honey-producing bees; they’re found throughout tropical and subtropical parts of the world.
  — New Atlas, 27 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 30 Dec 2024