How to Use headwind in a Sentence

headwind

noun
  • That could be a headwind for stocks in the months to come.
    Bernhard Warner, Fortune, 8 July 2021
  • The floaters tack against headwinds, like skilled sailors.
    Alex Davies, WIRED, 23 July 2019
  • The runners had to deal with a strong headwind on the backstretch.
    Greg Riddle, Dallas News, 25 Apr. 2021
  • The headwind was pushing me back at the start and finish,’’ Koskei said.
    Susan Miller Degnan, miamiherald, 28 Jan. 2018
  • Now, Keytruda may face headwinds even in the near term.
    Trefis Team, Forbes, 6 Sep. 2024
  • But already there are signs the bill could face headwinds.
    Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 14 Feb. 2024
  • All the late-night shows face new headwinds and challenges.
    Michael Schneider, Variety, 27 Sep. 2023
  • Even in the best of times, funding is a common headwind.
    NBC News, 25 Aug. 2020
  • So that all looks, at least to my untrained eye, like a headwind.
    Elizabeth Lopatto, The Verge, 24 Aug. 2018
  • Books were still good, the work still worthwhile, despite the stiff headwinds.
    Kevin Lozano, The New Yorker, 1 Nov. 2023
  • How will Studiocanal grow in the face of such headwinds?
    John Hopewell, Variety, 17 Apr. 2023
  • That said, there is no doubt that women face much stronger headwinds than men to get the top jobs.
    Adam Bryant, New York Times, 27 Oct. 2017
  • Like a strong headwind, the Great Recession, in 2009, set me free.
    Jason Hummel, Popular Mechanics, 25 July 2018
  • Each new headwind would have been a valid reason on its own to abort our plans.
    Jim Olson, Fortune, 25 Dec. 2020
  • To be sure, there are a number of headwinds and unknowns for EV sales up ahead.
    Kyle Stock and Brian Kahn Bloomberg News (wpns), arkansasonline.com, 11 Feb. 2025
  • A number of headwinds since then have caused her to pivot.
    Jan Ellen Spiegel, Hartford Courant, 7 July 2025
  • Stiff headwinds forced the eight-seat jet to go through fuel quickly.
    Scott Horner, Indianapolis Star, 19 Feb. 2018
  • In the face of a headwind like that, the migrants will stick around on Fort Morgan, fueling up for the trip north.
    Ben Raines, AL.com, 20 Apr. 2018
  • Many of the same headwinds that have weighed on stocks in recent weeks dragged down prices again on the first trading day of April and the new quarter.
    Adam Shell, USA TODAY, 2 Apr. 2018
  • On the other hand, future demand has been pulled to the present, so Tesla may face a headwind in 2019.
    Fortune, 12 July 2018
  • The tariff pressure adds to the list of headwinds for the retail industry.
    Orla McCaffrey, Dallas News, 6 June 2019
  • The temperature will be near 70 with a 12 mile-an-hour headwind from the northeast.
    BostonGlobe.com, 10 Oct. 2021
  • The rating was based in part on the ability of all three of these companies to face macro headwinds.
    Sofia Celeste, WWD, 10 Mar. 2025
  • Her 200 heat was run into a .3 mps headwind while the other two heats had tailwinds.
    Mark Zeigler, sandiegouniontribune.com, 7 June 2018
  • The slowdown in overall car sales may also pose a headwind.
    Neal E. Boudette, New York Times, 1 Nov. 2017
  • The race was run into a slight headwind, but Williams was undeterred.
    Ken Goe For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 8 June 2022
  • That’s a lot of headwind for vaccine makers and for people who rely on them to stay healthy over the next few months.
    Alex Knapp, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
  • But if a headwind gives way to a tailwind, say, or if a cloudy day turns clear and the crystals of the snow shift, then advantages can, too.
    Howard Fendrich and Pat Graham, chicagotribune.com, 31 Jan. 2022
  • And such a deal would come at a time when the main purveyors of local games — regional sports networks — have faced the same economic headwinds as other cable outlets.
    Brian Steinberg, Variety, 21 Aug. 2025
  • Some of that may be related to fears that the global economy will slump as a result of President Trump's trade war, and as oil prices remain under pressure, the shares of oil and gas stocks will face greater headwinds.
    Eric Rosenbaum, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2025

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