: an unusually high sea wave that is triggered especially by an earthquake
b
: an unusual rise of water alongshore due to strong winds
2
: something overwhelming especially in quantity or volume
a tidal wave of tourists
Example Sentences
a tidal wave of emotion
Recent Examples on the WebBut a tidal wave of severe chronic illness hasn’t shown up in the data—yet. Benjamin Mazer, The Atlantic, 15 June 2022 And, at the moment, there appears to be little concern that a tidal wave of demand is about to arrive. Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Apr. 2022 For the new coach, there would be no colossal first class overflowing with top recruits, no tidal wave of talent suddenly surging onto USC’s campus. Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 17 Dec. 2021 That changed Saturday in a tidal wave of Trojan turnovers and Jaime Jaquez Jr. Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2022 And in 2020, a tidal wave of contributions in the aftermath of protests over George Floyd’s murder by Minneapolis police meant the BLM organization needed much more infrastructure. Aaron Morrison, ajc, 17 May 2022 Residents who for years escaped infection were swept up in the resulting tidal wave of cases, though for many, the severity of illness has been lessened by vaccines, the availability of therapeutics and other factors. Luke Money, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2022 The videos and memes were just the latest in a tidal wave of content about the trial that dominated the Internet for much of the past two months. Taylor Lorenz, Washington Post, 2 June 2022 The heightened pressure to deliver earnings and the need to pay more to service debt will inevitably force a pullback — at least in the short term — in the tidal wave of spending on content production, marketing and distribution. Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 25 May 2022 See More