The definite article THE and Hurricane Sandy...

Without commenting on what is or isn't grammatically correct, that's not how i would expect a native speaker to say it. One would say: "I survived hurricane Sandy."

What about in written form?

If the definite article THE can be used to mark a natural phenomenon that is well-known or unique, then the above sentence must be correct in writing, right?

I met Jeff.

I met the man.



I met the Jeff.

You're hopeless . . . bye . . .

In the example you've provided, Hurricane Sandy is a proper name.

By the way--why do you keep writing "the definite article THE?" There is only one definite article in English, the.

Such harshness.
I am just asking a simple question. Thanks for your answers.

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Setanta uses verbal aggression to keep people off guard. It's his way of protecting himself because he doesn't know much about language and how it works.

Thanks everyone for your input.

Is the use of the definite article THE in the following sentence grammatically
correct? "I survived the Hurricane Sandy."

Normally, as you are well aware, BY, or you wouldn't have asked the question, we don't use 'the' with names. However, if there's a valid reason to do so, then it's a possibility.

After this thread, you might well say to your friends,

I survived the Setanta.

"I survived the hurricane Sandy."

This is also a possibility.