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

Major Hurricane in a sentence

Corpus data

  • Displayed example sentences: 20
  • Discovered as a combination around: hurricane
  • Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 12
  • Phrase length: 2 words
  • Average sentence length: 23.6 words

Words in this phrase

major hurricane

Meanings of words in this phrase

  • major can mean: Greater in dignity, rank, importance, significance, or interest. Common word
  • hurricane can mean: A severe tropical cyclone; an intense storm rotating around a central eye. Frequent word

Sentence profile

  • Phrase position: 3 start, 12 middle, 5 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 dangerous major hurricane through landfall 1× a major hurricane is a 1× as a major hurricane 1× be a major hurricane when it 1× become a major hurricane as it 1× become a major hurricane before it 1× become a major hurricane before making 1× become a major hurricane before reaching 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a major hurricane 1× although atmospheric conditions 1× an average season 1× beryl which peaked 1× but the category 1× by tuesday nigel 1×

Common sentence endings:

111 mph winds 1× 40 years later 1× a major hurricane 1× bid for president 1× east of bermuda 1× hurricane through landfall 1×

Context words

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

storm 11× category 6× become 6× landfall 5× expected 5× forecast 4× laura 3× national 2× nhc 2× first 2× tropical 2× gulf 2×

Related phrases

national hurricane hurricane center category hurricane hurricane dorian major league hurricane katrina major roads hurricane season major suit major general

Phrases around this combination

Other phrases discovered around hurricane:

national hurricane 20× hurricane center 20× category hurricane 20× hurricane dorian 20× hurricane katrina 13× hurricane season 11×

Just before it in the phrase index:

major general maj gen maintenance work maintain healthy mainstream media mainstream audiences

Just after it in the phrase index:

major label major league major metropolitan major parties major retailers major roads

Other phrases with the same pattern

Same start:

major league major roads major suit major general major scale major parties

Same ending:

national hurricane category hurricane

Corpus analysis

  • The phrase "major hurricane" has 2 words and usually appears in the middle in these examples. The average sentence has 23.6 words and is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as a dangerous major hurricane through landfall, a major hurricane is a, storm, category and become stand out.
  • In the phrase index, this combination connects with national hurricane, hurricane center, category hurricane, national hurricane, hurricane center and category hurricane, linking the page to nearby combinations.

Example types with major hurricane

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

Short example sentences

The probability of a major hurricane impacting New Jersey is around 1%. (12 words)

An average season produces six Atlantic hurricanes, three of which attain major hurricane strength. (14 words)

Feedback on “Florida braces for another major hurricane as agency strengthens storm to category 3”. (15 words)

Longer example sentences

Tropical Storm Laura is now forecast to become a major hurricane before it hits the U.S.The Gulf Coast avoided a powerful storm as Marco weakened, but Tropical Storm Laura is forecast to become a major hurricane before making landfall in the United. (44 words)

Overall, the report indicated that there is a 63 percent chance for at least one major hurricane to make landfall somewhere along the U.S. coastline and a 52 percent chance for a major hurricane to track into the Caribbean. (40 words)

Beryl, which peaked as a Category 5 storm on Tuesday morning, is still expected to be a major hurricane when it reaches Jamaica and the Cayman Islands on Wednesday, either hitting them directly or coming close. (36 words)

Example sentences (20)

In the latest updates from the US National Hurricane Centre (NHC), Hurricane Franklin has intensified into a major Category 3 storm, marking it as the first major hurricane of this year.

Tropical Storm Laura is now forecast to become a major hurricane before it hits the U.S.The Gulf Coast avoided a powerful storm as Marco weakened, but Tropical Storm Laura is forecast to become a major hurricane before making landfall in the United.

Michael is expected to become a major hurricane later today, and remain a dangerous major hurricane through landfall.

Overall, the report indicated that there is a 63 percent chance for at least one major hurricane to make landfall somewhere along the U.S. coastline and a 52 percent chance for a major hurricane to track into the Caribbean.

A major hurricane is a Category 3 or higher hurricane with at least 111 mph winds.

Hurricane Laura approaches US Gulf Coast, forcing thousands to evacuateLaura is projected to make landfall in the Texas-Louisiana border region late on Wednesday night or early Thursday morning as a major hurricane.

Florida officials have pointed to Hurricane Matthew in 2016 to remind people that a major hurricane doesn’t have to make landfall to be deadly.

Florence is expected to become a major hurricane by Monday, the National Hurricane Center said, adding that “a rapid intensification” is forecast to begin Sunday.

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It is the last major hurricane to strike New Orleans until Hurricane Katrina 40 years later.

By Tuesday, Nigel could become a major hurricane as it swings to the east of Bermuda.

The probability of a major hurricane impacting New Jersey is around 1%.

The storm was expected to grow even more powerful late Thursday and remain a major hurricane into next week.

Although atmospheric conditions in June typically don’t favor storm strengthening, some computer models suggest the storm could become a major hurricane before reaching the Windward Islands.

Beryl, which peaked as a Category 5 storm on Tuesday morning, is still expected to be a major hurricane when it reaches Jamaica and the Cayman Islands on Wednesday, either hitting them directly or coming close.

But the Category 4 storm is the first major hurricane DeSantis has confronted since his short-lived — and failed — bid for president.

Feedback on “Florida braces for another major hurricane as agency strengthens storm to category 3”.

He said the NHC has never in its history had a forecast for a major hurricane for a system that has yet to even form.

It is expected to strengthen into a major hurricane by Friday then potentially make a direct hit on Bermuda Saturday.

This means the storm is no longer a “major hurricane,” which is defined as Category 3 and above.

An average season produces six Atlantic hurricanes, three of which attain major hurricane strength.

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