Below you will find example sentences with "heat waves". The examples show how this phrase is used in natural context and which words often surround it.

Heat Waves in a sentence

Corpus data

  • Displayed example sentences: 20
  • Discovered as a combination around: waves
  • Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 11
  • Phrase length: 2 words
  • Average sentence length: 22.1 words

Words in this phrase

heat waves

Meanings of words in this phrase

  • heat can mean: Thermal energy. Frequent word
  • waves can mean: plural of wave Frequent word

Sentence profile

  • Phrase position: 10 start, 6 middle, 4 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Usage patterns

These patterns show short text windows around the phrase in the example sentences:

a result heat waves which are 1× although heat waves result from 1× and summer heat waves that may 1× are the heat waves evocative appellations 1× baseline making heat waves more frequent 1× by drought heat waves and storms 1× convert although heat waves accompanied by 1× due to heat waves 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

although heat waves 1× but also capturing 1× climate change has 1× climate change is 1× climate scientists don 1× damaging storms are 1×

Common sentence endings:

to heat waves 2× and longer lasting 1× and stronger hurricanes 1× as of thursday 1× control and prevention 1× deadliest weather phenomenon 1×

Context words

These words often appear near this phrase in the example sentences:

climate 5× change 4× frequent 3× due 3× extreme 3× people 3× although 2× result 2× weather 2× global 2× intense 2× longer 2×

Related phrases

radio waves heat exhaustion heat stroke heat pump medium heat sound waves electromagnetic waves extreme heat heat transfer miami heat

Phrases around this combination

Other phrases discovered around waves:

radio waves 17× sound waves 13× electromagnetic waves 12× plane waves 7×

Just before it in the phrase index:

heat transfer heat stroke heat pump heat exhaustion heart wants heart rate

Just after it in the phrase index:

heavily damaged heavily influenced heavy drinking heavy load heavy losses heavy metal

Other phrases with the same pattern

Same start:

heat exhaustion heat stroke heat pump heat transfer

Same ending:

radio waves sound waves electromagnetic waves plane waves

Corpus analysis

  • The phrase "heat waves" has 2 words and usually appears near the start in these examples. The average sentence has 22.1 words and is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as a result heat waves which are, although heat waves result from, climate, change and frequent stand out.
  • In the phrase index, this combination connects with radio waves, heat exhaustion, heat stroke, radio waves, sound waves and electromagnetic waves, linking the page to nearby combinations.

Example types with heat waves

This selection groups the examples by length and sentence type, making usage of the full phrase easier to scan:

Short example sentences

Heat waves are considered the deadliest weather phenomenon. (8 words)

During heat waves people are susceptible to three heat-related conditions. (11 words)

Damaging storms are more so Heat waves are here to stay. (11 words)

Longer example sentences

Within the United States alone, an average of 1,000 people die each year due to extreme heat. citation As UHIs are characterized by increased temperature, they can potentially increase the magnitude and duration of heat waves within cities. (39 words)

Climate scientists don’t relish saying, ‘I told you so,’ but they’ve been warning for years that each seemingly incremental rise in global average temperatures would translate into severe heat waves, droughts, floods and stronger hurricanes. (37 words)

Hardening that infrastructure is not optional: future heat waves could ignite fires that destroy vital transmission and generating infrastructure, just as the same heat waves trigger demand for air conditioning in the urban south. (34 words)

Example sentences (20)

Although heat waves result from weather fluctuations, global warming has raised the baseline, making heat waves more frequent, more intense and longer-lasting.

Hardening that infrastructure is not optional: future heat waves could ignite fires that destroy vital transmission and generating infrastructure, just as the same heat waves trigger demand for air conditioning in the urban south.

Heat exhaustion and heat stroke are prime threats during heat waves, according to the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The notable exception was in 2011 when the human deaths due to cold waves were nearly 60 times more than those due to heat waves.

The city can experience extreme winter cold waves and summer heat waves that may last for several consecutive days.

During heat waves people are susceptible to three heat-related conditions.

Heat waves have been especially and persistent in the US this summer, with some 170 million Americans under excessive heat warnings and advisories as of Thursday.

In 2013, Ahmedabad became the first city to implement a Heat Action Plan (HAP), a for emergency responses to heat waves.

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July averages convert, although heat waves accompanied by high humidity and heat indices are frequent; highs reach or exceed convert on 27 days of the year.

Within the United States alone, an average of 1,000 people die each year due to extreme heat. citation As UHIs are characterized by increased temperature, they can potentially increase the magnitude and duration of heat waves within cities.

And as a result, heat waves, which are normal, are growing increasingly extreme — which is not normal.

But also capturing headlines are the heat waves’ evocative appellations, all straight out of classical mythology.

Climate change has been more closely linked with hurricanes, heat waves and droughts, but there is some reason to believe climate change may reduce the incidence of tornadoes.

Climate change is also driving malaria cases where people are displaced by drought, heat waves and storms, leaving them in substandard housing, Dr. Ngamije said.

Climate scientists don’t relish saying, ‘I told you so,’ but they’ve been warning for years that each seemingly incremental rise in global average temperatures would translate into severe heat waves, droughts, floods and stronger hurricanes.

Damaging storms are more so Heat waves are here to stay.

Experts say the recurring heat waves, which have been getting longer and more intense, are a consequence of climate change.

Frequent heat waves cause huge damage to underwater ecosystems and researchers expect more of them in the future.

Heat waves are considered the deadliest weather phenomenon.

Heat waves followed by heavy rainfall fell on southern and eastern Switzerland in July and August.

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