Examples of windy in a Sentence
Adjective (1)
one particularly windy day should shake the last of the autumn leaves from the trees
gave his usual windy speech about working for the common people
a windy saleswoman who told us a lot more than we wanted to know about vacuum cleaners
Adjective (2)
a windy little creek
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Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
While officials, contractors and builders watched, fires were lit in the wood chips in the flower beds in front of the sheds, then large fans were turned on to mimic conditions during the hot, windy weather of a Red Flag fire event.
—Elizabeth Weise, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2025
The teens hunkered down under some trees and waited for help as windy weather rolled in, the rescue agency’s drone lead Darren Keralla told the news outlet.
—Brooke Baitinger, Sacramento Bee, 24 Mar. 2025
Last year saw windy conditions Friday and Saturday with scoring averages nearly 3 over par on Friday and 2 over par on Saturday.
—Jay Ginsbach, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
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Adjective
In frigid, windy conditions, Crochet’s first pitch crossed the plate with a game-time temperature of 35 degrees and a 23-degree wind chill.
—Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
While officials, contractors and builders watched, fires were lit in the wood chips in the flower beds in front of the sheds, then large fans were turned on to mimic conditions during the hot, windy weather of a Red Flag fire event.
—Elizabeth Weise, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2025
The teens hunkered down under some trees and waited for help as windy weather rolled in, the rescue agency’s drone lead Darren Keralla told the news outlet.
—Brooke Baitinger, Sacramento Bee, 24 Mar. 2025
Last year saw windy conditions Friday and Saturday with scoring averages nearly 3 over par on Friday and 2 over par on Saturday.
—Jay Ginsbach, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
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“Windy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/windy. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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