How to Use windy in a Sentence

windy

adjective
  • Mostly clear but still windy at night with lows in the 20s.
    Jason Samenow, Washington Post, 18 Mar. 2024
  • In a windy week, a lot of larch in the valley were losing their thorns.
    Alan Taylor, The Atlantic, 13 Dec. 2023
  • Rainy and windy weather across much of the eastern U.S.
    Alison Sider, WSJ, 28 Nov. 2022
  • Chilly and windy with feels-like temperatures in the 30s to mid-40s.
    Dan Stillman, Washington Post, 1 Nov. 2023
  • Cool and calm weather can extend the length of the bloom and a rainy or windy day can bring an end to the blossoms.
    Julia Musto, Fox News, 2 Mar. 2023
  • The sound of the clave plays across Brooklyn on a windy Friday night in September.
    Damaly Gonzalez, Rolling Stone, 26 Oct. 2023
  • The title likens the blue, windy atmosphere on Neptune to that of the wintry Cape.
    Cate McQuaid, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Aug. 2023
  • On windy days, small clouds of black wings twirl between buildings.
    Ash Adams, The Atlantic, 15 Feb. 2024
  • The toilets in those many bathrooms may end up sloshing around on windy days.
    Curbed, 5 July 2023
  • Mostly cloudy, windy and mild with a 100% chance of thunderstorms.
    Dallas News, 1 Mar. 2023
  • Firestorm’s customers showed up on a cold and windy day in late January to help pack the boxes.
    Lori Rozsa, Washington Post, 10 Feb. 2024
  • Cloudy and windy with a couple of showers and a thunderstorm.
    The Enquirer, 11 Apr. 2024
  • Wednesday will be windy and cooler with highs only in the upper 60s.
    Mike Rose, cleveland, 28 Aug. 2023
  • The ride back to Ross Castle, in a low open boat across the Lakes of Killarney, was windy, wild, wet, and beautiful.
    Beth Jones, BostonGlobe.com, 5 Jan. 2023
  • The pockets are lined with a cozy fleece material, and the hood adds extra warmth on windy days.
    Anna Popp, Travel + Leisure, 27 Nov. 2023
  • Besides the wet and windy day, high temperatures will be cold as well.
    Michelle Apon, San Francisco Chronicle, 27 Feb. 2023
  • The winter months were mild and mostly enjoyable with some windy days.
    Ana Ramirez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Mar. 2024
  • The optional drawstring closure is perfect for windy days on the beach or in the garden.
    Katie Dubow, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 July 2023
  • But there aren’t enough wires stretching from the state’s windy eastern plains to the mesa-top community.
    WIRED, 27 Feb. 2023
  • The same weekend, Taveras got fooled by a ball – as can happen to even the best – in windy center field at Oracle Park.
    Evan Grant, Dallas News, 17 Aug. 2023
  • Heavy rain and windy conditions will be the opening act, before the storm peaks tonight through Tuesday evening.
    Jennifer Gray, CNN, 13 Mar. 2023
  • On a windy evening in Las Vegas, U2 were finally reunited in the same arena for the first time in five years — sort of.
    Michael Schneider, Variety, 2 Mar. 2024
  • When using the spray, never do it on a windy day, and use a piece of cardboard as a shield to protect desirable plants.
    Chris McKeown, The Enquirer, 29 July 2023
  • Reserve this stylish find for those windy days and pair it with your favorite denim to keep all eyes on the gorgeous texture.
    Wendy Vazquez, Southern Living, 24 Aug. 2023
  • That Sunday evening was warm and windy, following a dry summer.
    Margaret Talbot, The New Yorker, 2 Oct. 2023
  • In a rainy and windy northern New Jersey, New England came away with a 15-10 victory.
    Ryan Morik, Fox News, 24 Sep. 2023
  • Nearby, kids in a sailing camp practiced deft turns in their colorful crafts on a damp, windy day.
    Joe Heim, Washington Post, 23 June 2023
  • The windy, drier air continues to move in with the chance of a rogue, stray shower quickly ending by sunset.
    A. Camden Walker, Washington Post, 7 Oct. 2023
  • This weekend’s incoming storm and the threat of wet, windy weather has prompted the San Diego Wave to move its kickoff time ahead by two hours.
    Ryan Finley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Aug. 2023
  • Officials warned that warm, windy and dry weather was expected to return over the weekend and could fan the flames.
    J. David Goodman, New York Times, 1 Mar. 2024

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