Examples of crosswind in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web All downhill with a crosswind that trends to help a draw. — Chris Pugh, USA TODAY, 6 July 2022 Either way, the power available increases by at least an order of magnitude compared to flying without the crosswind motion. — Kurt Kleiner, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Apr. 2022 Vicari said one of his first goals is to move forward on the airport’s 1,800-foot crosswind runway extension to allow more mobility for larger aircraft. — Carole Carlson, chicagotribune.com, 12 Jan. 2022 Staying in your lane in a crosswind with two hands on the wheel is a challenge, and taking one hand off at 80 mph to manipulate the 5.0-inch touchscreen is a gamble. — Mike Sutton, Car and Driver, 26 Nov. 2021 Arrambide’s blast, which came after St. Charles East had a runner thrown out at the plate, rode a strong crosswind blowing from the left field corner to right field. — Rick Armstrong, chicagotribune.com, 11 May 2021 The crosswind was upwards of 20 mph and the blesbok was just on the other side of 500 yards. — Richard Mann, Field & Stream, 26 Jan. 2021 No sheep materialized ahead of Webb that Saturday morning, and his runs were affected by nothing but the crosswind. — Eric Adams, Wired, 19 Oct. 2020 Coming over the tip of Winter Island, near Antioch, the water churned and Derreumaux was hit with a crosswind. — Gregory Thomas, SFChronicle.com, 14 June 2020 See More

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