How to Use turbulent in a Sentence

turbulent

adjective
  • Turbulent waters caused the boat to capsize.
  • The sixties were a turbulent period in American history.
  • Reddit is rolling out the changes on the heels of some turbulent weeks for the platform.
    Jay Peters, The Verge, 1 Aug. 2023
  • They’re bordered to the north by the turbulent Hess River and to the south by the MacMillan.
    Hazlitt, 20 Dec. 2022
  • Talk of a turbulent art market in the West has been met with signs of growth in Asia.
    Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 5 Sep. 2024
  • The mood is shadowy, the palette a turbulent chiaroscuro.
    The New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2023
  • In the world of Hollywood award shows, this year got off to a turbulent start.
    Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 8 Mar. 2024
  • Kesha’s stand against Combs comes in the wake of a turbulent six months for the rapper.
    Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 1 June 2024
  • It’s been proven time and time again that slouchy boots reign supreme in the face of turbulent trend cycles.
    Boutayna Chokrane, ELLE, 10 Jan. 2023
  • Click through to see which global routes are the most turbulent.
    Melvin Backman, Quartz, 3 July 2024
  • Still, the turbulent events led some investors to feel that surely the worst was over.
    Joe Rennison John-Michael Murphy, New York Times, 30 Dec. 2022
  • The trade ends what had been a turbulent time with the Wings for Vrana, a talented forward.
    Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press, 3 Mar. 2023
  • The biggest joke in the theater when the movie came out was the silent drummer who comes out as gay on the plane flight that’s so turbulent.
    Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 29 Oct. 2022
  • But the Dutch payments company has had a turbulent few months, as its shares have dropped about 48% since the start of the year.
    Byprarthana Prakash, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2023
  • Regardless, the staffing cuts come at a turbulent time for the Trevor Project more broadly.
    Eli Cahan, The New Republic, 10 July 2023
  • The company and state blame a turbulent EV market for the change.
    Dave Boucher, Detroit Free Press, 9 July 2024
  • Do poets lead more turbulent lives, or does our short form leave more time in the day for mischief?
    Lauren Kane, The New York Review of Books, 26 Aug. 2023
  • Faith is like an anchor that can right your ship when the waters of life turn turbulent, and a shipwreck nears.
    Armstrong Williams, Baltimore Sun, 31 Mar. 2024
  • The young star has certainly had a turbulent past couple of years.
    Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 30 Jan. 2023
  • The storm has made for some turbulent flights, even when timing goes smoothly.
    Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2022
  • Here, the rocks make the water turbulent, so few fish are able to navigate the current pulling toward the sea.
    Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 8 May 2024
  • This has been a turbulent and bruising few weeks for Ronaldo.
    Steve Douglas, ajc, 7 Dec. 2022
  • At the very least, jotting down turbulent emotions in a journal should help.
    Tarot Astrologers, Chicago Tribune, 22 July 2023
  • By then, the geyser had settled into a wide, turbulent simmer on the surface.
    Mark Bowden, The Atlantic, 13 Dec. 2023
  • Outlook: The Spirit, like the league as a whole, is coming off a turbulent couple of seasons.
    Orlando Sentinel, 25 Mar. 2023
  • Meanwhile, many traders have turned to call options tied to the index, a wager that things may get much more turbulent.
    Gunjan Banerji, WSJ, 22 Feb. 2023
  • In the next few decades, bears became a source of comfort during turbulent times—even for those long past childhood.
    Alice George, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Nov. 2023
  • Stocks jumped Friday as Wall Street tried to end a turbulent week on a jubilant note.
    Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 26 July 2024
  • Then came the two-week journey down the turbulent Yukon River to Dawson, for which travelers had to build their own boats.
    Melanie Haiken, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Oct. 2024
  • Camille was the very smart widow who led the company through the turbulent 1930’s, and insured its success into the future.
    Liz Thach, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024

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