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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Christa Swanson, CBS News, 28 Feb. 2026
Much of Colorado’s Front Range is under a red flag warning again Friday as forecasters predict another dry and windy day.
—Elliott Wenzler, Denver Post, 27 Feb. 2026
Crews were challenged by windy conditions that significantly impacted fire suppression efforts, according to Bennington.
—Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 27 Feb. 2026
The hot, dry and windy weather has raised concerns that grassfires could ignite and spread rapidly.
—Kansas City Star, 27 Feb. 2026
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Adjective
Helicopter drops water on Bluebell Fire CBS Red Flag warnings remain in place for much of the Front Range as windy and dry conditions persist.
—Christa Swanson, CBS News, 28 Feb. 2026
Much of Colorado’s Front Range is under a red flag warning again Friday as forecasters predict another dry and windy day.
—Elliott Wenzler, Denver Post, 27 Feb. 2026
Crews were challenged by windy conditions that significantly impacted fire suppression efforts, according to Bennington.
—Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 27 Feb. 2026
The hot, dry and windy weather has raised concerns that grassfires could ignite and spread rapidly.
—Kansas City Star, 27 Feb. 2026
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“Windy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/windy. Accessed 4 Mar. 2026.
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