How to Use headwind in a Sentence
headwind
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Carter will face the same headwinds as her boss.
—Diane Brady, Fortune, 15 Apr. 2026
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Much of that has since become a headwind.
—Michaila Byrne, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
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To what extent is that a headwind?
—NBC news, 2 Nov. 2025
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So that all looks, at least to my untrained eye, like a headwind.
—Elizabeth Lopatto, The Verge, 24 Aug. 2018
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And now, there are fresh headwinds that make the math even more daunting.
—John W. Diamond, Fortune, 12 June 2026
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And now, there are fresh headwinds that make the math even more daunting.
—John W. Diamond, The Conversation, 9 June 2026
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Until this week, those headwinds stalled its progress.
—Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 26 Mar. 2026
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Where there are headwinds, there are tailwinds.
—Sarah Davanzo, Rolling Stone, 11 May 2026
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Each new headwind would have been a valid reason on its own to abort our plans.
—Jim Olson, Fortune, 25 Dec. 2020
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There are still plenty of headwinds.
—Jeremy Herb, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2025
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Deposit mix changes were a headwind.
—Jeff Marks, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2025
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There are a lot of headwinds in the ag economy right now.
—Kirk Siegler, NPR, 29 Dec. 2025
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The runners had to deal with a strong headwind on the backstretch.
—Greg Riddle, Dallas News, 25 Apr. 2021
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The turnaround still faces headwinds.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 2 June 2026
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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
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But stocks have been able to recover from these headwinds.
—Fred Imbert, CNBC, 30 Jan. 2026
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Stiff headwinds forced the eight-seat jet to go through fuel quickly.
—Scott Horner, Indianapolis Star, 19 Feb. 2018
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Indeed, stocks have been able to weather all kinds of headwinds so far this year.
—Fred Imbert, CNBC, 29 June 2026
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What has helped consumers, has proved a headwind for many oil and gas investors.
—Michael Khouw, CNBC, 18 Dec. 2025
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If all goes to plan, the headwind should dissipate.
—Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 17 Dec. 2025
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The headwinds were enormous and came from disparate places.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 12 Oct. 2025
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Books were still good, the work still worthwhile, despite the stiff headwinds.
—Kevin Lozano, The New Yorker, 1 Nov. 2023
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The drive-thru closings come amid other headwinds.
—Steven Rosenfeld, Mercury News, 29 Aug. 2025
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That’s adding to headwinds since traders will need to put up more cash to keep their positions open.
—Jack Ryan, Bloomberg, 29 Dec. 2025
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All those headwinds are starting to gather.
—Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
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Artisan jobs and blue-collar work may be a buoy from the headwinds.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 26 Feb. 2026
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Take the cash given all these headwinds and pivot your model?
—Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 12 June 2025
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But many of these lawsuits are also facing their own headwinds.
—Justin Klawans, TheWeek, 24 Feb. 2026
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The headwind was pushing me back at the start and finish,’’ Koskei said.
—Susan Miller Degnan, miamiherald, 28 Jan. 2018
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As the whisky industry faces its own headwinds, brands could do worse than look for something new to try.
—Mark Littler, Forbes.com, 24 May 2026
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