How to Use tidal wave in a Sentence

tidal wave

noun

• The first front of that tidal wave appears to have hit.
  — Gary Marcus, Scientific American, 19 Dec. 2022
• What is the best way to curb the tidal wave of attrition?
  — Jason Richmond, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2022
• And then the news cycle rushed up over it like a tidal wave.
  — Washington Post, 8 July 2021
• The news swept across the country like a culinary tidal wave.
  — Rick Nelson, Star Tribune, 13 May 2021
• As part of the tidal wave of deals, the Beats Solo3 wireless headphones are over 50% off.
  — Benjamin Levin, CNN Underscored, 1 Dec. 2019
• Have you been surprised by the kind of tidal wave of reactions to the movie?
  — Anne Cohen, refinery29.com, 15 July 2019
• The Giants don’t want to just make a splash, but create a tidal wave.
  — Bob Nightengale, USA TODAY, 10 Nov. 2022
• The city has been focused on the needs of the tidal wave of tech workers that hit about five years ago.
  — Nicole Brodeur, The Seattle Times, 11 Apr. 2019
• That’s when the script flipped and the tidal wave of an upset began building.
  — Andrew Beaton, WSJ, 23 Jan. 2022
• To hear Sanders tell it, there’s going to be this tidal wave of new voters.
  — Maggie Astor, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2020
• Meanwhile, in 48 precincts, the proposal faced a tidal wave of no votes of 80% or more.
  — Michael Nyerges, The Enquirer, 6 May 2021
• Alicia's first glimpse of the ocean produced a tidal wave of emotion.
  — Allison Moses, USA TODAY, 28 May 2024
• George had never touched that stuff—the tidal wave swallowing the city, the train going off the tracks.
  — Emma Cline, The New Yorker, 24 June 2019
• After that, Reese said she's been hit with a tidal wave of abuse that lasted for a year.
  — Antonio Planas, NBC News, 3 Apr. 2024
• Through the rip-roaring tidal waves of highs and lows, the girls have weathered every storm with grace.
  — Jenna Wang, Peoplemag, 24 Feb. 2024
• For many, the new year has brought a tidal wave of uncertainty.
  — Anne Jacoby, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2023
• Gold-Williams, 59, was unable to withstand the tidal wave of challenges that have slammed CPS over the last year.
  — Diego Mendoza-Moyers, San Antonio Express-News, 20 Oct. 2021
• And the ripple effects of the women’s courage that day have turned into a tidal wave.
  — Jason Schmidt, Glamour, 30 Oct. 2018
• A month later, farther up the coast, an earthquake struck and caused a tidal wave.
  — National Geographic, 11 June 2020
• The specter of a tidal wave of the virus and another economic shutdown looms over the state.
  — oregonlive, 23 June 2020
• The Browns would need a tidal wave of injuries to win fewer than 10 games this season.
  — Terry Pluto, cleveland, 2 July 2021
• The 1990s began with a tidal wave of designers wiped out by AIDS.
  — Laura Jacobs, WSJ, 5 Feb. 2022
• Those four words unleashed a tidal wave of civic anguish.
  — Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2020
• Releasing a tidal wave of emotions from the mound on the World Series stage.
  — Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2022
• Scott didn’t have to rely on a tidal wave of memes and videos to replicate White Claw’s success.
  — Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 8 Apr. 2021
• For some, the tidal wave of stress brought on by the pandemic has proved untenable.
  — New York Times, 3 Dec. 2020
• Irving’s trade request was the restive ripple that spawned a tidal wave.
  — Christopher L. Gasper, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Feb. 2023
• At a glance, the recent growth — not a tidal wave, but a steady little stream of new spirits — may seem odd.
  — M. Carrie Allan, Washington Post, 29 July 2019
• Nothing hugely life-threatening happens along the way, no sudden tidal wave or earthquakes, none of the usual movie tropes, but rather a love story of two people making the most of where life has brought them to this point.
  — Pete Hammond, Deadline, 12 Sep. 2024
• Biden simply didn’t seem up to the task while debating Trump — unable or unwilling to fight back against the tidal wave of lies Trump told, not forcefully touting his own accomplishments, failing to take any advantage of the moment.
  — Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 16 Aug. 2024

Last Updated: 3 Nov 2024