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On a hot summer afternoon in a neighborhood just east of a city skyline with hardly any trees or green spaces, a mother tapes plastic over her drafty windows.—Lenwood V. Long, Sr., Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025 That Sunday, Anthony was ensconced in the Academy Awards while his tuxedo was stuck in a drafty FedEx warehouse, longing for its destiny under the bright lights of Hollywood.—James Powel, USA TODAY, 1 Mar. 2025 One day in November, after a night spent near a drafty window, my head felt heavy and my throat scratchy.—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Feb. 2025 If your central heating doesn’t adequately reach all the drafty corners of your home, a mini space heater is the easiest solution for a quick warm-up.—Toni Sutton, People.com, 11 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for drafty
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