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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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Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2024
During windy conditions, they can also be exposed to lead through inhalation.
—Alyssa Hui, Health, 11 July 2024
Wildfire threat is fueled by unrelenting heat Intense heat, paired with dry windy conditions, is bringing a critical risk of wildfires to parts of the upper Great Basin toward the Four Corners for the rest of the weekend.
—Dalia Faheid, CNN, 7 July 2024
Several outbuildings burned and evacuations were ordered in southeastern Sacramento County after a fast-moving grass fire raced through open pastures and jumped roadways Sunday amid hot, dry and windy conditions.
—Ishani Desai, Sacramento Bee, 16 June 2024
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Adjective
Low humidity, high temperatures and windy conditions continued to fuel the blaze.
—Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2024
During windy conditions, they can also be exposed to lead through inhalation.
—Alyssa Hui, Health, 11 July 2024
Wildfire threat is fueled by unrelenting heat Intense heat, paired with dry windy conditions, is bringing a critical risk of wildfires to parts of the upper Great Basin toward the Four Corners for the rest of the weekend.
—Dalia Faheid, CNN, 7 July 2024
Several outbuildings burned and evacuations were ordered in southeastern Sacramento County after a fast-moving grass fire raced through open pastures and jumped roadways Sunday amid hot, dry and windy conditions.
—Ishani Desai, Sacramento Bee, 16 June 2024
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“Windy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/windy. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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