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

Sustained Winds in a sentence

Corpus data

  • Displayed example sentences: 20
  • Discovered as a combination around: winds
  • Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 11
  • Phrase length: 2 words
  • Average sentence length: 24.4 words

Words in this phrase

sustained winds

Meanings of words in this phrase

  • sustained can mean: simple past and past participle of sustain Frequent word
  • winds can mean: plural of wind Frequent word

Sentence profile

  • Phrase position: 6 start, 11 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Usage patterns

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

156 mph sustained winds is considered 1× afternoon with sustained winds of 75 1× aircraft measured sustained winds at around 1× basin reaching sustained winds of 190 1× by strong sustained winds and low 1× had 80mph sustained winds on friday 1× had maximum sustained winds of 105 1× had maximum sustained winds of 70 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a blizzard is 1× and though its 1× anything over 156 1× as hurricane idalia 1× cristobal packed top 1× dorian struck north 1×

Common sentence endings:

with higher gusts 2× and dangerous floodwaters 1× category 3 storm 1× for hurricane status 1× hurricane center said 1× hurricane wind scale 1×

Context words

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

hurricane 19× mph 14× maximum 10× storm 8× category 7× national 4× center 4× expected 3× dangerous 3× became 2× sunday 2× low 2×

Related phrases

high winds sustained injuries injuries sustained moderate winds force winds winds down injury sustained strong winds sustained minor sustained serious

Phrases around this combination

Other phrases discovered around winds:

high winds 20× force winds 9× winds down 9×

Just before it in the phrase index:

sustained serious sustained minor sustained injuries sustainable future sustainable farming sustainable energy

Just after it in the phrase index:

sweet potato sweet potatoes sweet tooth sweet treats swift action swimming club

Other phrases with the same pattern

Same start:

sustained injuries sustained minor sustained serious

Same ending:

high winds moderate winds force winds strong winds southeast winds

Corpus analysis

  • The phrase "sustained winds" has 2 words and usually appears in the middle in these examples. The average sentence has 24.4 words and is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as 156 mph sustained winds is considered, afternoon with sustained winds of 75, hurricane, mph and maximum stand out.
  • In the phrase index, this combination connects with high winds, sustained injuries, injuries sustained, high winds, force winds and winds down, linking the page to nearby combinations.

Example types with sustained winds

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Short example sentences

Lee had 80mph sustained winds on Friday. (7 words)

Maximum sustained winds are 130 mph with higher gusts. (9 words)

The storm had maximum sustained winds of 105 mph. (9 words)

Longer example sentences

According to the National Hurricane Center’s 1 am Monday advisory, there were several developments today: Oscar started out as a Category 1 hurricane and a hurricane but eventually became a tropical storm with sustained winds of 70 mph. (39 words)

The U.S. National Hurricane Center said Humberto’s maximum sustained winds strengthened to 185 km/h and it would probably remain a Category 3 hurricane through Thursday though there could be some fluctuations in its winds. (37 words)

To date it is the strongest hurricane ever recorded at landfall in means of sustained windspeed in the Atlantic Basin, reaching sustained winds of 190 mph and a low pressure of 905 mbs. (33 words)

Example sentences (20)

Marco became a hurricane on Sunday afternoon with sustained winds of 75 mph and Laura's maximum sustained winds were 60 mph compared with 74 mph for hurricane status.

To date it is the strongest hurricane ever recorded at landfall in means of sustained windspeed in the Atlantic Basin, reaching sustained winds of 190 mph and a low pressure of 905 mbs.

Cristobal packed top sustained winds of 50 miles per hour (85 kph) winds nearing the coast but was not expected to reach hurricane strength.

Dorian struck North Carolina's Outer Banks Friday as a Category 1 storm with sustained winds of 90 mph, battering the barrier islands with torrential rain, ferocious winds and dangerous floodwaters.

The U.S. National Hurricane Center said Humberto’s maximum sustained winds strengthened to 185 km/h and it would probably remain a Category 3 hurricane through Thursday though there could be some fluctuations in its winds.

A blizzard is a severe snowstorm characterized by strong sustained winds and low visibility, lasting for a prolonged period of time—typically at least three or four hours.

And though its maximum sustained winds dropped to 115 mph (185 kph) on Saturday, it still was a very dangerous Major Category 3 storm.

As Hurricane Idalia rocks Florida’s Gulf Coast with heavy rains and sustained winds over counties are under mandatory evacuation orders.

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As of 5 p.m. on Monday, Idalia was 35 miles south-southwest of the western tip of Cuba and had maximum sustained winds of 70 m.p.h., the Hurricane Center said.

As of this writing (11 a.m. Sunday), Franklin is a category 2 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 100 mph.

Hurricane Hunter aircraft measured sustained winds at around 40 mph and that is what the official National Hurricane Center expected the system’s intensity to peak at.

Hurricane Lee is a category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 80 mph.

Lee had 80mph sustained winds on Friday.

Maximum sustained winds are 130 mph with higher gusts.

The evening news on Tuesday and the local morning news broadcasts on Wednesday have been filled with stories of storm-related damage, with some crazy, sustained winds causing all kinds of chaos yesterday.

The storm had maximum sustained winds of 105 mph.

The storm, which has reached maximum sustained winds of 45mph according to the National Hurricane Centre in Miami, is expected to hit eastern Caribbean islands at near hurricane strength on Thursday.

Tropical Storm Bret is getting stronger, with maximum sustained winds of 70 mph with higher gusts.

According to the National Hurricane Center’s 1 am Monday advisory, there were several developments today: Oscar started out as a Category 1 hurricane and a hurricane but eventually became a tropical storm with sustained winds of 70 mph.

Anything over 156 mph sustained winds is considered an extremely dangerous Category 5 storm on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale.

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