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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Elizabeth Weise, USA Today, 21 Feb. 2026
Very windy and cold conditions Sunday night will lead to widespread wind chill values in the single digits across the mountains.
—Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 21 Feb. 2026
Intense snowfall up to 5 feet combined with weak snowpack and windy conditions created conditions for multiple avalanches.
—Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb. 2026
The road has been much windier than anticipated, but today returns are being realized as the cost of those technologies have come down and demand for electricity is growing.
—Justin Worland, Time, 20 Feb. 2026
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Adjective
In especially sunny or windy places, just how much state power comes from renewable sources can be startling.
—Elizabeth Weise, USA Today, 21 Feb. 2026
Very windy and cold conditions Sunday night will lead to widespread wind chill values in the single digits across the mountains.
—Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 21 Feb. 2026
Intense snowfall up to 5 feet combined with weak snowpack and windy conditions created conditions for multiple avalanches.
—Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb. 2026
The road has been much windier than anticipated, but today returns are being realized as the cost of those technologies have come down and demand for electricity is growing.
—Justin Worland, Time, 20 Feb. 2026
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“Windy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/windy. Accessed 24 Feb. 2026.
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