How to Use turbulence in a Sentence

turbulence

noun
  • The plane hit quite a bit of turbulence during our flight.
  • A period of turbulence preceded the riots.
  • Now, to add to the turbulence, more strikes are on the horizon.
    — K.j. Yossman, Variety, 7 Feb. 2024
  • Of course, that’s harder to do if there’s a lot of turbulence.
    — Mitch Albom, Detroit Free Press, 24 Apr. 2022
  • The question now is whether this was a bit of mid-air turbulence or the end of a dynasty.
    — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Aug. 2021
  • The more turbulence or waves on the surface, the slower the swimmers go.
    — Natasha Dye, Peoplemag, 3 Aug. 2024
  • There are signs that the worst of the turbulence was beginning to ease late last year.
    — Ben Casselman, New York Times, 4 Jan. 2022
  • But for the past few years, there’s been turbulence and tragedy at the company.
    — Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 11 Jan. 2023
  • Though tickets for the 2022 fest sold out in hours, the lead-up to this year’s event was defined more by turbulence than hype.
    — Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 27 Apr. 2022
  • But will such sobriety hold through the moral turbulence of the coming days and weeks?
    — Damon Linker, The Week, 1 Mar. 2022
  • Stagnation, of course, isn’t just rough on those in first class; turbulence is always worse at the back of the plane.
    — Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Oct. 2024
  • There’s a long way to go, and there will be turbulence, because there always is.
    — Chad Finn, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Nov. 2022
  • Some of the turbulence was surely linked to the pandemic.
    — New York Times, 13 Mar. 2022
  • Can the fans not lose their favorite show, not be distracted by any of the turbulence?
    — Michael Schneider, Variety, 24 June 2024
  • The cause of the turbulence has not been confirmed, although there were reports of thunderstorms in the area.
    — Gina Martinez, CBS News, 18 Dec. 2022
  • For investors, this means that the absence of a spike to ~50, suggests that more turbulence could be on the horizon.
    — Bob Haber, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025
  • Sometimes, though, turbulence can occur out of the blue.
    — Andrea Romano, Travel + Leisure, 28 Mar. 2023
  • And that's not all of the turbulence surrounding Bush's campaign.
    — Joe Holleman The St. Louis Post-Dispatch (tns), arkansasonline.com, 31 Jan. 2024
  • The whole thing was moving around like a plane that had severe turbulence, or that was going to crash.
    — Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 28 Feb. 2025
  • Stocks fell on Wall Street Tuesday as investors sought refuge from the turbulence caused by the conflict in Ukraine.
    — Khristopher J. Brooks, CBS News, 22 Feb. 2022
  • Throw in the turbulence of recent years, and anxieties are heightened across the board.
    — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 23 July 2024
  • The biggest turbulence can be found—again—in the crypto markets.
    — Bernhard Warner, Fortune, 8 July 2021
  • All that head shaking about the turbulence during the transition between the old and new guards?
    — Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Mar. 2024
  • My ideal flight is one with no turbulence and a safe landing.
    — Carrie Goldberg, Harper's BAZAAR, 8 June 2021
  • Might a can of Schweppes, Canada Dry, or Seagram’s do the same for tummy turbulence?
    — Caroline Tien, SELF, 21 Oct. 2024
  • The pullback is the clearest signal of the turbulence facing the cannabis industry.
    — Nicholas Florko, STAT, 1 Aug. 2023
  • Portraits of turbulence and conflicts of the past help put a chaotic present in context.
    — Wsj Books Staff, WSJ, 18 Nov. 2021
  • In this case, UST lost that peg and traded as low as 13 cents on Friday after a week of turbulence.
    — Fortune, 13 May 2022
  • And in spite of market turbulence caused by Mr. Trump's tariff threats, some experts think stocks are likely to gain strength in the months to come, although not without periodic bouts of volatility.
    — Alain Sherter, CBS News, 19 Mar. 2025
  • Sure, prescribing poetry in the face of societal turbulence can seem a meager or even an escapist response.
    — Alissa Quart, TIME, 13 Mar. 2025

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