Examples of windburn in a Sentence
His face was red from windburn.
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The brand lists treating windburn, hydrating the nails and cuticles, and highlighting cheekbones as other common uses.
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Emily Belfiore, Travel + Leisure, 16 Feb. 2022
The duration of healing depends on the severity of the windburn.
—Madison Yauger, Health.com, 19 Nov. 2020
Some preexisting skin conditions or previous skin treatments can also possibly put you at a higher risk for windburn.
—Madison Yauger, Health.com, 19 Nov. 2020
So the company came up with a clever solution that provides both the open-air feel of a glassless car as well as some protection from small bugs and windburn.
—Mike Duff, Car and Driver, 16 May 2020
Ice fishing leaves an experience afterglow, a pleasant, tingly emotional windburn.
—Steve MacOne, New York Times, 4 Mar. 2020
Even as humans struggle to protect their toes and fingers from frostbite and their skin from getting windburn, pets can be in danger of injury from the cold and even the chemicals used to keep sidewalks clear in snowy or icy weather.
—Katherine Rosenberg-Douglas, chicagotribune.com, 9 Dec. 2019
But broken capillaries are actually caused by an external disturbance in your skin — windburns, extreme temperature changes, excessive drinking or smoking — especially UV damage and trauma to the skin, such as popping a pimple too forcefully.
—Macaela MacKenzie, Allure, 27 Sep. 2018
Plants that aren’t properly hardened off are much more susceptible to sun and windburn as well as breakage.
—Rebecca Jepsen, The Mercury News, 27 Apr. 2017
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Emily Belfiore, Travel + Leisure, 16 Feb. 2022
The duration of healing depends on the severity of the windburn.
—Madison Yauger, Health.com, 19 Nov. 2020
Some preexisting skin conditions or previous skin treatments can also possibly put you at a higher risk for windburn.
—Madison Yauger, Health.com, 19 Nov. 2020
So the company came up with a clever solution that provides both the open-air feel of a glassless car as well as some protection from small bugs and windburn.
—Mike Duff, Car and Driver, 16 May 2020
Ice fishing leaves an experience afterglow, a pleasant, tingly emotional windburn.
—Steve MacOne, New York Times, 4 Mar. 2020
Even as humans struggle to protect their toes and fingers from frostbite and their skin from getting windburn, pets can be in danger of injury from the cold and even the chemicals used to keep sidewalks clear in snowy or icy weather.
—Katherine Rosenberg-Douglas, chicagotribune.com, 9 Dec. 2019
But broken capillaries are actually caused by an external disturbance in your skin — windburns, extreme temperature changes, excessive drinking or smoking — especially UV damage and trauma to the skin, such as popping a pimple too forcefully.
—Macaela MacKenzie, Allure, 27 Sep. 2018
Plants that aren’t properly hardened off are much more susceptible to sun and windburn as well as breakage.
—Rebecca Jepsen, The Mercury News, 27 Apr. 2017
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“Windburn.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/windburn. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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