by storm

phrase

: by or as if by employing a bold swift frontal movement especially with the intent of defeating or winning over quickly

took the literary world by storm

Examples of by storm in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Johnson is one of a growing number of voters using chatbots to research their ballots for the first midterm election since AI has taken the country by storm. — Maham Javaid, NPR, 5 Oct. 2026

Deion Sanders is no longer the shiny object that caught the college football world by storm at Jackson State, and subsequently, Colorado in his first two years. — Trey Wallace Outkick, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2026

In the Heart of the South centers on Yura Ivalu, a young Inuk artist played by Anna Lambe (True Detective) who takes Toronto’s art world by storm. — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 4 Oct. 2026

As an example, as KPop Demon Hunters took the world by storm, Funko responded with a product line that accounted for 7% of Funko’s net sales in the first quarter of 2026. — Preston Fore, Fortune, 29 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1649, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for by storm

• brainstorm
• conform
• deform
• firestorm
• hailstorm
• inform
• landform
• lukewarm
• perform
• planform
• platform
• preform