Examples of downwind in a Sentence
we were downwind of the deer, so it couldn't smell us
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What could be the subject of a book itself ended up as a side-plot in my novel, set in San Luis Obispo (downwind of the Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant), and ready to derail Josie’s ant dissertation and academic career.
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Literary Hub, 12 Aug. 2025
While most of the smoke remains aloft, occasional ground-level impacts are being reported, especially in communities downwind such as Kitsap and Island Counties.
—Hannah Parry
amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Aug. 2025
For example, a large study of people with elevated but not clinically high blood pressure indicated that those who lived downwind of air pollution were more likely to develop high blood pressure and, ultimately, heart disease.
—John C. Quindry, The Conversation, 10 July 2025
As part of this protocol, all of ALMA's large antennae have been reoriented downwind, helping to minimize potential damage from snow buildup or strong gusts.
—María De Los Ángeles Orfila, Space.com, 5 July 2025
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Literary Hub, 12 Aug. 2025
While most of the smoke remains aloft, occasional ground-level impacts are being reported, especially in communities downwind such as Kitsap and Island Counties.
—Hannah Parry
amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Aug. 2025
For example, a large study of people with elevated but not clinically high blood pressure indicated that those who lived downwind of air pollution were more likely to develop high blood pressure and, ultimately, heart disease.
—John C. Quindry, The Conversation, 10 July 2025
As part of this protocol, all of ALMA's large antennae have been reoriented downwind, helping to minimize potential damage from snow buildup or strong gusts.
—María De Los Ángeles Orfila, Space.com, 5 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for downwind
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“Downwind.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/downwind. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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downwind
adverb or adjective
down·wind
ˈdau̇n-ˈwind 
: in the direction that the wind is blowing
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