How to Use tidal wave in a Sentence
tidal wave
noun-
The first front of that tidal wave appears to have hit.
— Gary Marcus, Scientific American, 19 Dec. 2022 -
What is the best way to curb the tidal wave of attrition?
— Jason Richmond, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2022 -
And then the news cycle rushed up over it like a tidal wave.
— Washington Post, 8 July 2021 -
The songs kept coming across the Atlantic like a tidal wave.
— The Economist, 1 Feb. 2018 -
The news swept across the country like a culinary tidal wave.
— Rick Nelson, Star Tribune, 13 May 2021 -
As part of the tidal wave of deals, the Beats Solo3 wireless headphones are over 50% off.
— Benjamin Levin, CNN Underscored, 1 Dec. 2019 -
Have you been surprised by the kind of tidal wave of reactions to the movie?
— Anne Cohen, refinery29.com, 15 July 2019 -
The Giants don’t want to just make a splash, but create a tidal wave.
— Bob Nightengale, USA TODAY, 10 Nov. 2022 -
The city has been focused on the needs of the tidal wave of tech workers that hit about five years ago.
— Nicole Brodeur, The Seattle Times, 11 Apr. 2019 -
But then, once in a lifetime, the longed for tidal wave of justice can rise up.
— Charles P. Pierce, Esquire, 11 Dec. 2017 -
That’s when the script flipped and the tidal wave of an upset began building.
— Andrew Beaton, WSJ, 23 Jan. 2022 -
To hear Sanders tell it, there’s going to be this tidal wave of new voters.
— Maggie Astor, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2020 -
Meanwhile, in 48 precincts, the proposal faced a tidal wave of no votes of 80% or more.
— Michael Nyerges, The Enquirer, 6 May 2021 -
Alicia's first glimpse of the ocean produced a tidal wave of emotion.
— Allison Moses, USA TODAY, 28 May 2024 -
George had never touched that stuff—the tidal wave swallowing the city, the train going off the tracks.
— Emma Cline, The New Yorker, 24 June 2019 -
After that, Reese said she's been hit with a tidal wave of abuse that lasted for a year.
— Antonio Planas, NBC News, 3 Apr. 2024 -
Through the rip-roaring tidal waves of highs and lows, the girls have weathered every storm with grace.
— Jenna Wang, Peoplemag, 24 Feb. 2024 -
For many, the new year has brought a tidal wave of uncertainty.
— Anne Jacoby, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2023 -
Gold-Williams, 59, was unable to withstand the tidal wave of challenges that have slammed CPS over the last year.
— Diego Mendoza-Moyers, San Antonio Express-News, 20 Oct. 2021 -
And the ripple effects of the women’s courage that day have turned into a tidal wave.
— Jason Schmidt, Glamour, 30 Oct. 2018 -
A month later, farther up the coast, an earthquake struck and caused a tidal wave.
— National Geographic, 11 June 2020 -
The specter of a tidal wave of the virus and another economic shutdown looms over the state.
— oregonlive, 23 June 2020 -
The Browns would need a tidal wave of injuries to win fewer than 10 games this season.
— Terry Pluto, cleveland, 2 July 2021 -
The 1990s began with a tidal wave of designers wiped out by AIDS.
— Laura Jacobs, WSJ, 5 Feb. 2022 -
The tidal wave of new games just does not stop — sorry, Steam Next Fest, hope to have time to check out some demos next time!
— Kris Holt, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024 -
Those four words unleashed a tidal wave of civic anguish.
— Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2020 -
Releasing a tidal wave of emotions from the mound on the World Series stage.
— Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2022 -
Scott didn’t have to rely on a tidal wave of memes and videos to replicate White Claw’s success.
— Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 8 Apr. 2021 -
For some, the tidal wave of stress brought on by the pandemic has proved untenable.
— New York Times, 3 Dec. 2020 -
And that includes everything in the tidal wave of disaster films in the ’90s.
— Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 22 July 2024
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