How to Use seismic in a Sentence

seismic

adjective
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  • Seismic social changes have occurred.
  • And so now, down by 12, with all that was at stake, the Hoosiers were on the brink of a seismic collapse.
    — Tyler Tachman, The Indianapolis Star, 6 Mar. 2023
  • There have been two seismic shocks in the past few years — first the pandemic and now the strikes.
    — Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Dec. 2023
  • Scores more were injured in the worst seismic event in the North African country in decades.
    — Shannon K. Crawford, ABC News, 10 Sep. 2023
  • But if the company goes ahead with this plan, then the changes would be seismic.
    — James Vincent, The Verge, 26 June 2023
  • The fifth fair took place in 1967, a year of seismic cultural upheaval.
    — Gillian Bagwell, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Sep. 2023
  • This may not be quite a seismic trade, one to instantly scare the Celtics, Bucks and Sixers.
    — Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 23 Jan. 2024
  • Michael Jackson is one of those once-in-a-lifetime artists whose impact on the culture is seismic.
    — Sam Hurwitt, The Mercury News, 23 Jan. 2024
  • Family Man’s powerful bass ripples through the song with the force of a seismic tremor.
    — Patricia Meschino, Rolling Stone, 4 Feb. 2024
  • One of the aluminum panels popped out during the seismic tests, but the facades all remained attached to the building.
    — Todd Woody, Anchorage Daily News, 12 June 2023
  • How does Bryson Barnes’ 70-yard touchdown pass to Money Parks equate to other seismic events?
    — Sven Karabegovic, The Salt Lake Tribune, 5 Sep. 2023
  • This kind of seismic unrest has happened multiple times over the past 50 years at the Campi Flegrei.
    — Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 8 Oct. 2023
  • The Cincinnati coup wasn't a seismic break between a reasonable past and an extreme present.
    — TIME, 12 Feb. 2024
  • The sound design makes gunshots or gut-punches sound seismic.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 21 Jan. 2024
  • The two seismic life events came in the midst of the most commercially dominant phase of Perry’s career.
    — Kyle Denis, Billboard, 8 Aug. 2023
  • Bushnell’s death circled the world with seismic ripples.
    — Doris Bittar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Mar. 2024
  • To mark its release, the house this morning premiered a short film that gives us a glimpse into the creative process that has led up to this seismic menswear moment.
    — Luke Leitch, Vogue, 21 Mar. 2024
  • By 2050, one in four people on the planet will be African, a seismic change that’s already starting to register.
    — Declan Walsh, New York Times, 27 Oct. 2023
  • The state would have to pull that money from other funds, including those set aside for repairs and seismic upgrades to state bridges.
    — oregonlive, 27 June 2023
  • So seismic was the news that some of the country’s biggest brokerages refused to comment to The Hollywood Reporter on the deal.
    — Hadley Meares, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Mar. 2024
  • The centers of both were about 18 miles from Balao, a town located in the coastal province of Guayas, according to Ecuador's seismic institute.
    — Aicha El Hammar Castano, ABC News, 18 Mar. 2023
  • Olathe East took a different route from Lee’s Summit West, focusing on all kinds of waves, from seismic to sound.
    — Beth Lipoff, Kansas City Star, 2 Feb. 2024
  • The seismic speedup at the Moho is thought to reflect the lack of water or calcium and aluminum minerals in mantle rocks.
    — Bypaul Voosen, science.org, 25 May 2023
  • Finally, baseball greenlit seismic changes with you the fan in mind, retrofitting the game for a new era to promote pace, action and athleticism.
    — The Enquirer, 2 Mar. 2023
  • The shift ban, larger bases and a limit on throws to first - the two other seismic changes accompanying the pitch clock this season - will take far longer for clubs to adjust.
    — Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY, 3 Apr. 2023
  • Of course, Shiv also has something else going on that is also uniquely seismic.
    — Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 May 2023
  • Confronted with seismic shocks from the pandemic and Ukraine war, forecasting models that worked fine in the good times have completely missed the mark.
    — Anna Wong, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2023
  • As such a seismic move is weighed by both the 10-time All-Star and his former (and maybe future) franchise, the debate seems to create a dueling faction of Rockets fans.
    — Michael Shapiro, Chron, 24 May 2023
  • The seismic events are occurring at a rate of up to several per minute, with the largest event being a 3.9 magnitude quake under the Tanaga volcano.
    — Julia Musto, Fox News, 10 Mar. 2023
  • Brexit has sent seismic cracks through the economy and politics.
    — Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2023

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