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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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Jeff Fedotin, Forbes, 4 Sep. 2024
During the day, there are hardly any cars in the center of town; the streets are too windy and narrow and full of vacationers and locals to bother.
—Sarah James, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Aug. 2024
Here's your official Watch Party weather report: Extremely windy, with a 100% chance of Glen Powell.
—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 19 July 2024
Hurricane Debby made landfall at Category 1 strength in Florida on August 5, but days later, its windy remnants knocked out power for nearly 25,000 people in the Green Mountain State.
—Umair Irfan, Vox, 14 Aug. 2024
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Adjective
On a typical wet and windy London day in the winter of 1991, David Hill, who created Sky Sports, was walking his dogs, J.J. and Daisy.
—Jeff Fedotin, Forbes, 4 Sep. 2024
During the day, there are hardly any cars in the center of town; the streets are too windy and narrow and full of vacationers and locals to bother.
—Sarah James, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Aug. 2024
Here's your official Watch Party weather report: Extremely windy, with a 100% chance of Glen Powell.
—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 19 July 2024
Hurricane Debby made landfall at Category 1 strength in Florida on August 5, but days later, its windy remnants knocked out power for nearly 25,000 people in the Green Mountain State.
—Umair Irfan, Vox, 14 Aug. 2024
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“Windy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/windy. Accessed 1 Oct. 2024.
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