Şimşek, genelde gök gürültüsünün ardından meydana gelir.
- Lightning is usually followed by thunder.
Şimşek gök gürültüsünden önce gelir.
- Lightning precedes thunder.
Tom yıldırım tarafından öldürüldü.
- Tom was killed by lightning.
Tom üç kez yıldırım tarafından çarpıldı.
- Tom has been struck by lightning three times.
Bir kalp krizi çoğunlukla mavi gökyüzünden gelen bir şimşek gibi gelir.
- A heart attack often comes like lightning from a blue sky.
Nobs, though, was lightning by comparison with the slow thinking beast and dodged his opponent's thrust with ease. Then he raced to the rear of the tremendous thing and seized it by the tail.
I don't know, Father, but believe me, it has been a horrible night — one that I'll never forget. It thundered and lightninged, and I was very hungry.