How to Use wind in a Sentence
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Light winds come from the southwest around 5 to 10 mph.
—Matt Rogers, Washington Post, 11 July 2023
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Idalia has put the rugged place in the spotlight and battered the shore with rain bands and heavy winds.
—Alyssa Lukpat, WSJ, 31 Aug. 2023
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They’re caused by the wind, which is different from waves in the ocean.
—The Politics Of Everything, The New Republic, 12 Apr. 2023
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Along with snow, winds between 50 and 60 mph are forecast to whip the area.
—Brianna Taylor, Sacramento Bee, 31 Jan. 2024
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Hail and high winds are likely in the areas under the watch.
—Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 7 May 2024
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But by October, the leaves have turned and fallen in the light wind.
—Haiane Avakian, The Atlantic, 27 Sep. 2023
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Some artists have gusts of wind at their back which might speed their path to arenas.
—Elias Leight, Billboard, 22 Apr. 2024
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There could be a few patches of fog before the front kicks up winds out of the northwest.
—Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 8 Aug. 2023
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In nature, this happens when rain, wind, or waves work away at the rocks.
—Justine Calma, The Verge, 7 Dec. 2023
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There will be lots of sunshine and a southeast wind throughout the day.
—Garfield Hylton, Orlando Sentinel, 5 Apr. 2023
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Light south wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
—Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 4 Mar. 2024
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Tomorrow is still on the cool side, but without the wind.
—Dan Stillman, Washington Post, 1 Nov. 2023
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Her hair was left down blowing in the wind, and her glowy skin was kept makeup free.
—Briannah Rivera, Seventeen, 11 July 2023
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Otherwise light winds from the south keep the warm air in place with lows in the 60s feeling a bit muggy.
—Dan Stillman, Washington Post, 5 Apr. 2023
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The day was flinty cold, the wind biting, and Anton was bundled in his snowsuit.
—Robert Klose, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 Mar. 2024
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The world added record amounts of solar and wind power in 2023, and that growth is poised to continue.
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 4 Jan. 2024
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Southwest winds increasing to 11-14 mph in the evening.
—Caleb Wiegandt, The Courier-Journal, 26 July 2023
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The main threats tonight are for damaging winds, large hail and flash flooding.
—Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 16 Mar. 2024
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The winds will be light all weekend, eliminating the chance of swirling sand.
—Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 May 2024
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The buildings provide protection from cold winds, and the awnings keep them dry from rain.
—Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 13 Feb. 2024
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The project alone can push the US’s offshore wind capacity to around 850MW.
—Justine Calma, The Verge, 4 Jan. 2024
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Much colder air surges back into the area with lows in the mid- to upper teens and wind chills in the single digits.
—David Streit, Washington Post, 18 Jan. 2024
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Then, in the waterfront wind and chill, would come the tedium of waiting for the concrete to set.
—William Wan, Washington Post, 30 Mar. 2024
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Damaging wind gusts and large hail will likely join the storms across the central Plains.
—Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 11 July 2023
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The two decide to throw caution to the wind and get married on a whim, leading to a whirlwind of emotions.
—Keith Langston, Peoplemag, 2 Nov. 2023
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Light and variable wind becoming south 5 to 7 mph in the morning.
—Aaron Valdez, The Enquirer, 4 May 2024
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By comparison, the flat surfaces of pavements and roads allows the wind to blow the snow away.
—David Montesino, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Feb. 2024
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Some areas south and west of the Kansas City area could see gusty winds and hail Thursday morning.
—Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 7 Mar. 2024
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Following a trip to Chicago, the city's harsh, chilly winds have already dried out my skin quite a bit.
—Jenny Berg, Vogue, 26 Nov. 2023
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Still, the system will be strong enough to bring damaging winds to the Carolinas, Outlaw said.
—Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 8 May 2024
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Just hook the cord through the loops, and tightly wind it around the backpack a few times.
—Saryn Chorney, Travel + Leisure, 6 Feb. 2023
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Shop the local market and then wind things down by the fire pit.
—Tasha Zemke, Outside Online, 6 Feb. 2023
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Ten full turns on the wrist will wind the watch to about three full days of power reserve.
—Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 15 Nov. 2023
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The front shield does a decent job of keeping snow and wind out of your child’s face, too.
—Heather Balogh Rochfort, Parents, 26 Feb. 2024
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Tighten the tension knobs on the line spooler to tightly wind the line onto the spool.
—Ric Burnley, Field & Stream, 20 Mar. 2023
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The 7-mile White River Trail winds through the park along the west side of the river, with views of downtown on one side and the zoo on the other.
—Susan Glaser, cleveland, 13 July 2023
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Then head to Gold Bluffs Beach for a picnic or wind your way back over the steep access road to enjoy the rest of the park.
—Jackie Burrell, The Mercury News, 8 Apr. 2024
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But a good number of those projects are stalled as the legal process winds its way through courtrooms and reams of briefs.
—Debra Utacia Krol, The Arizona Republic, 20 Mar. 2023
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Then the clock winds back to Day 1 as Sam walks down the streets of Manhattan holding a pretty white cat.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 7 Feb. 2024
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Savage Park backs up to the river, where trails wind beside the water.
—Jillian Atelsek, Washington Post, 14 Feb. 2024
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On the other side of the globe last week, winding Hong Kong streets became surging rapids.
—Theodora Yu, Washington Post, 14 Sep. 2023
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And reviewers have even placed the palm tree outside, saying that it’s held up well to wind and rain.
—Lauren Taylor, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Apr. 2024
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And its moisture-wicking fabric feels crispy enough to wind you down at night.
—Maverick Li, Men's Health, 13 Dec. 2022
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To find them, Alexa and Michelle wind their way through a series of rooms with hundreds of cabinets and shelves.
—Katie Hafner, Scientific American, 4 Jan. 2024
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All the streets wind with hairpin turns up into the lush hills, splitting into side streets.
—Wudan Yan, Popular Mechanics, 5 Jan. 2023
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The 1861 home had been a rooming house, its rooms divided around a winding stair.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 11 Oct. 2023
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The paucity of options led to winding lines at the few existing stands.
—The Arizona Republic, 1 Apr. 2023
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Even those who lose in court can stay for years while their cases wind through a backlogged system.
—Elliot Spagat, Anchorage Daily News, 7 Mar. 2023
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Departing nightly, the train takes about 12 hours to wind its way north to the city of Rovaniemi, the heart of Finnish Lapland.
—Monisha Rajesh, Travel + Leisure, 23 Dec. 2023
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Second, the shape of the dome channels wind around it, depriving that wind of a flat surface to exert force on.
—Christopher Flavelle, BostonGlobe.com, 16 July 2023
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Who, in that summer of suffering, was going to send a woman with a gaping head wound back to camp in the rough?
—Michelle Theriault Boots, Anchorage Daily News, 22 July 2023
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Golfers watched as the vehicles winded their way toward the exit and onto the main road.
—Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 3 Aug. 2023
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Strong westerly winds about a mile high over top the mountains where the clouds ascended.
—Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 3 Mar. 2024
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The shortfall would shut down the telescope and leave the project adrift, without enough to even wind it down properly, astronomers say.
—Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY, 11 Apr. 2024
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As the case wound its way through the courts, Arambula lost his race for re-election in 2020, pulling in the least amount of votes among four candidates.
—Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Mar. 2023
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The road might wind confusingly ahead of us before things start to straighten out.
—Chicago Tribune, 16 Dec. 2022
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It’s been a long, winding road to get to this point, and the nature of the headset has shifted through numerous rumors, both true and false.
—Samuel Axon, Ars Technica, 17 Jan. 2024
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There may be more losses to come as Regal winds its way through the bankruptcy process and AMC wrestles with its debt.
—Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2023
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The ridges could also be winding structures related to glaciers called eskers.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 25 Apr. 2024
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Suddenly, the garden — which features a winding pathway scented by jasmine bushes and herbs that leads down to a grove of loquat, fig and Blenheim apricot trees — felt like an ideal place for a celebration.
—Jean Trinh, New York Times, 2 May 2024
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