forked lightning
Frequency: 7.00.8 per million words
describes lightning that splits into multiple branches
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Examples (20)
- During the storm, a bolt of forked lightning split the sky open.
- Forked lightning flickered across the sky.
- From the balcony, we watched forked lightning spider across the horizon.
- We watched the spectacular display of forked lightning during the storm.
- The forecast warned that forked lightning could strike the exposed ridgeline.
- A brilliant streak of forked lightning illuminated the entire landscape.
- By nightfall, flashes of forked lightning had already knocked out the power.
- The photographer managed to capture a stunning shot of forked lightning.
- “If you see forked lightning, take shelter immediately,” the guide cautioned.
- Sailors reported seeing intense forked lightning miles out at sea.
- A photographer captured rare time-lapse images of forked lightning over the desert.
- The old house stood silhouetted against a backdrop of forked lightning.
- Minutes later, forked lightning was arcing from cloud to ground all around us.
- Every now and then, a jagged bolt of forked lightning tore through the clouds.
- There has been unusually frequent forked lightning this summer.
- The sound of thunder followed closely by a flash of forked lightning startled everyone.
- Emergency crews treat forked lightning as a high-risk hazard in open fields.
- Children gasped as they saw the intricate patterns of forked lightning in the distance.
- “Did you see that?” she gasped, as forked lightning branched like a tree over the bay.
- The storm's climax was marked by continuous flashes of forked lightning.