VORTEX in a Sentence

Learn VORTEX from example sentences; some of them are from classic books. These examples are selected from a corpus with 300,000 sentences, including classic works and current mainstream media. Some sentences also link to their contexts.

Example sentences for VORTEX, such as:

1. The polar vortex is a system of wintertime winds.
2. The higher velocity fluid around the core of the vortex is at a lower pressure than the fluid circulating farther away.
3. There he leant over the wall and lowered the lamp, only to behold the vortex formed at the curl of the returning current.

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 Meanings and Examples of VORTEX
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
vortex
 n.  whirlwind; whirlpool; center of turbulence; spiral motion of fluid within a limited area
Classic Sentence:
1  I hired a boat directly, and we put off to her; and getting through the little vortex of confusion of which she was the centre, went on board.
David Copperfield By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 57. THE EMIGRANTS
2  There he leant over the wall and lowered the lamp, only to behold the vortex formed at the curl of the returning current.
Return of the Native By Thomas Hardy
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 5: 9 Sights and Sounds Draw the Wanderers Together
Example Sentence:
1  The higher velocity fluid around the core of the vortex is at a lower pressure than the fluid circulating farther away.
2  A polar vortex, with its satisfyingly assonant vowels and crisp consonants, sounds like either a down coat made by Patagonia or an enormous luxury-brand SUV—that is, an expensive product meant to evoke the wilds but actually used by coddled suburbanites.
3  The polar vortex is a system of wintertime winds.