How to Use convergence in a Sentence

convergence

noun
  • Both quakes struck on an east-west fault line at the convergence of two tectonic plates, large segments of the Earth’s crust that slowly move in relationship to each other.
    New York Times, 14 Aug. 2021
  • The popular uprising in July reflected the convergence of two strands of discontent.
    Ali Riaz, Foreign Affairs, 6 Aug. 2024
  • One of the most innovative brands in English tailoring has long anticipated this convergence.
    Alexander Freeling, Robb Report, 22 Sep. 2021
  • But the storm’s impacts on vulnerable infrastructure and its convergence with severe temperatures were just as foreseeable.
    Umair Irfan, Vox, 12 July 2024
  • High Hill became a natural point of convergence for Meyers, Liechty, and an initial group of about 20 other volunteers.
    Jeffrey E. Stern, The Atlantic, 30 Aug. 2021
  • It’s the convergence of all the worlds in the best way possible.
    Julissa Jamesstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2022
  • The most obvious convergence of the three was the bags.
    Noah Johnson, GQ, 27 June 2018
  • The Armadillo was a place of convergence for the city in those days.
    Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 15 Feb. 2024
  • But this was so serene and so peaceful and so easy, and that's such a convergence of what's on the page.
    Devan Coggan, EW.com, 20 Oct. 2022
  • The star begins to burn at the convergence point between those three forces.
    Phillip MacIak, The New Republic, 9 June 2023
  • The convergence of these 15 trends paints a picture of a world in constant flux.
    Sarwant Singh, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2023
  • But the convergence, just before the election, kind of stung.
    Kathryn Jean Lopez, National Review, 2 Nov. 2020
  • This is called convergence of air, and the result will be a large mass of air forced to ascend.
    Jeff Halverson, Washington Post, 22 June 2022
  • The Houston area is a convergence zone for all kinds of weather.
    Karen Zurawski, Houston Chronicle, 23 June 2019
  • For Whalen, the venture is a convergence of hometown pride and good food.
    Marc Bona, cleveland, 21 Apr. 2021
  • The crater's delta formed about 3.5 billion years ago at the convergence of a Martian river and a lake.
    Julia Musto, Fox News, 16 Sep. 2022
  • To see the convergence of all these trends, compare two regions, the north-east and Guangdong.
    The Economist, 21 Sep. 2017
  • In the past half decade, this deep skepticism has led to an odd convergence of views.
    George Packer, The Atlantic, 21 Nov. 2022
  • And then the topology is good for studying rates of convergence and that sort of thing.
    Quanta Magazine, 3 July 2024
  • For years, this measure pointed to rapid convergence in the EU.
    The Economist, 12 Sep. 2019
  • What ensued was the convergence of worst-case scenarios for the Padres.
    Dennis Lin, sandiegouniontribune.com, 6 July 2017
  • The branding of the W.N.B.A. as the hottest league in any game continues apace, as does the growing convergence of fashion and sports.
    Vanessa Friedman, New York Times, 13 May 2024
  • Succulence is more of a way of life shared by many plants through convergence.
    Kenneth Setzer, Sun-Sentinel.com, 15 May 2017
  • Like it or not, the convergence of sports and societal issues doesn’t need to go away.
    Jarrett Bell, USA TODAY, 21 May 2018
  • The convergence also has to do with one of the most basic human instincts: a desire to fit in.
    Chloe Foussianes, Town & Country, 7 May 2019
  • Even weak low pressure will enhance the convergence and lift of very moist air over the Mid-Atlantic.
    Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 8 July 2022
  • The town sits below steep hills at the convergence of four creeks that flow into the Patapsco.
    Steve Thompson, Washington Post, 1 June 2018
  • Just the idea of the convergence of media, and how games are best poised to take the industry by storm and be the head of entertainment.
    Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 1 Aug. 2022
  • The convergence of all these geniuses in the same small town in the late 1790s was primarily thanks to Goethe.
    Adam Kirsch, The New Republic, 21 Oct. 2022
  • The footage nears the scene but a convergence of people obstructs the view of what happens shortly thereafter.
    Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 18 Aug. 2022

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