How to Use subtropical in a Sentence

subtropical

adjective

• Bull sharks are common off the coast of Texas and live in most of the subtropical and tropical oceans of the world.
  — Priscilla Aguirre, Chron, 15 July 2021
• The storm could tap some subtropical moisture in the process.
  — Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Dec. 2021
• The subtropical jet stream is formed when warm air from the equator meets the cool air from the polar regions and flows from west to east.
  — Anusha Krishnan, Quartz, 30 May 2022
• Ahi, yellow and blue fish that are found in tropical and subtropical oceans around the globe, can grow to be up to 400 pounds.
  — Paul Best, Fox News, 17 Jan. 2023
• The last time there was a December subtropical storm was nine years ago in 2013.
  — Kathryn Prociv, NBC News, 6 Dec. 2022
• Most of the world’s bauxite is found in tropical and subtropical regions of the world.
  — Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 24 Dec. 2022
• But this year much of the subtropical Pacific east of Japan is far warmer than normal.
  — Emily Schwing, Scientific American, 14 Dec. 2022
• For a taste of the best Taiwan, with its subtropical climate, has to offer, try the variety pack.
  — Megan Wahn, Bon Appétit, 11 Jan. 2023
• Wanda was first named as a subtropical storm on Oct. 30.
  — Leigh Morgan, al, 4 Nov. 2021
• The first was an unnamed subtropical storm that formed over the open North Atlantic in January.
  — Matthew Cappucci The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 19 June 2023
• It can be found in tropical and subtropical waters across the globe.
  — Max Bennett, Discover Magazine, 15 Jan. 2024
• And that spirit of wellness lives on in the park, which features trails through a subtropical forest filled with old-growth Cypress trees.
  — Skye Sherman, Travel + Leisure, 9 June 2023
• Covered with thick subtropical forests and streaked with streams and rivers, the hilly state of Meghalaya in India’s northeastern corner is one of the wettest places on the planet.
  — Anne Pinto-Rodrigues, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 June 2022
• Those who prefer the warmth would do best to fly south to Okinawa during the winter for a more subtropical climate.
  — Danielle Demetriou, Travel + Leisure, 8 Sep. 2023
• The usual summertime dryness is because the jet stream, along which storms track, shifts far to the north, while subtropical high-pressure cells or heat domes swell over the state.
  — Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 30 June 2022
• The area is a marine reserve with many subtropical fish species that can only be found in New Zealand waters.
  — Kathleen Wong, USA TODAY, 29 Mar. 2023
• Galveston Bay is a low, sandy subtropical estuary, bordered to the north and west by Houston’s sprawl.
  — Eric Bender, Wired, 26 June 2021
• Meanwhile, the South is wetter than normal due to the active subtropical jet that is fueled by warm, moist air from the Pacific Ocean.
  — Max Golembo, ABC News, 25 Sep. 2023
• Here, researchers from all over the world come to explore one of the richest and least visited subtropical ecosystems in the Indian Ocean.
  — Travel + Leisure, 12 Apr. 2022
• These creatures make their homes around coral reefs in tropical and subtropical oceans.
  — Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 28 Jan. 2022
• Rainfall was primarily caused by subtropical storm Issa, which was named on April 12 off the coast of South Africa.
  — Washington Post, 13 Apr. 2022
• For one, the weather — which Repetto described as the biggest shock in Iowa — was closer to the humid, subtropical climate of the Italian Riviera.
  — Theo MacKie, The Arizona Republic, 6 May 2022
• During the mid-Eocene period, nearly 50 million years ago, the Earth’s climate was warmer, making the Geiseltal area more swampy and subtropical.
  — Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 6 July 2022
• As in the cases of Lidia and Max, the reason Mexico faces more impacts from the west this time of year is that the summer subtropical high-pressure zone that often steers storms away starts to break down.
  — Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 10 Oct. 2023
• Scientists believe the west coast of Scotland was once a soupy, subtropical lagoon where pterosaurs feasted on seafood with their long, sharp teeth.
  — Corryn Wetzel, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Feb. 2022
• One thing that moderate to strong El Niño events have in common are periods where the subtropical jet stream is active.
  — Jason Samenow, Washington Post, 9 Nov. 2023
• Because Yap lies just nine degrees north of the equator, the subtropical climate tends to be pretty consistent throughout the year.
  — Lindsay Cohn, Travel + Leisure, 3 Apr. 2023
• The states include Nevada and Utah, which could see snow, Arizona and Florida, where a subtropical storm is expected to hit.
  — Ben Kamisar, NBC News, 8 Nov. 2022
• Could Florida have to deal with a tropical or subtropical storm next week?
  — Leigh Morgan, al, 5 Nov. 2022
• If released, the species would be capable of surviving and breeding in the state’s subtropical climate.
  — Paul Richards, Field & Stream, 23 Jan. 2023

Last Updated: 28 May 2024