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