This would mean that the series proved that it can survive waves of controversy and make incredible sales. (software.informer.com)
The Whitney Museum of American Art's biennial was submerged in the tidal wave of controversy over its curators» inclusion of Dana Schutz's «Open Casket.» (hyperallergic.com)
This hugely successful play which triggered a tidal wave of controversy now appears to have been a part of a slander campaign originating in the Soviet block against a pope who was a determined enemy of communism in the West. (faith.org.uk)