How to Use like the wind in a Sentence

like the wind

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  • Words are easy, like the wind; faithful friends are hard to find.
    Juliana Labianca, Good Housekeeping, 16 Dec. 2022
  • Looks like the wind and mixing warmed things up a bit in the valley.
    Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 4 Mar. 2023
  • But those little black spiders that run like the wind give me the willies.
    Murr Brewster, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 Jan. 2023
  • Chubb and Hunt bailed him out by running like the wind on the last drive.
    cleveland, 17 Nov. 2020
  • The perimeter game opens up when your OT's run like the wind.
    Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 25 Apr. 2025
  • When air blows like the wind, fire can feel neglected and abandoned.
    The Astrotwins, ELLE, 3 Feb. 2023
  • The walls, heat and water should be free, like the wind, water and baby food.
    Bert Stratton, WSJ, 27 Sep. 2020
  • That Thor was like a block of granite, but Loki was like the wind.
    Chancellor Agard, EW.com, 8 July 2021
  • Out of the willows burst a snowshoe rabbit, going like the wind.
    Outdoor Life, 23 Nov. 2023
  • On top of that, there are factors like the wind that even the best firefighters cannot control.
    Joseph Bien-Kahn, Rolling Stone, 11 June 2023
  • But it was all inspired by our love for these incredible girls who ran like the wind and left it all on the track or race course.
    Mika Brzezinski, NBC News, 30 Sep. 2020
  • Much like the wind on top of the bridge, the traffic underneath was loud, and there was no shade from the May heat.
    NBC News, 26 May 2021
  • Each car would seemingly move like the wind and gush right past the unmoving observer.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes, 13 Sep. 2021
  • The only way out of this Old West shootout is to ride like the wind, straight into all those blazing guns.
    Bryce Millercolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Oct. 2022
  • The height of the fall is determined by factors like the wind, which can pull a jumper away from the airbag he's supposed to hit on the ground.
    Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 3 May 2024
  • But like the wind, there will be some give and take between that benefits the Rays and their opponents.
    Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 Apr. 2025
  • That element seemed to blow in and out like the wind in round one and again in the final eight minutes Monday.
    Kent Somers, The Arizona Republic, 2 May 2022
  • In this frozen northern landscape, my imagination flies like the wind, with no obstacles.
    National Geographic, 10 Nov. 2020
  • Pilot lights may be extinguished by a strong breeze, like the wind generated when someone closes a door too hard.
    Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Nov. 2024
  • If the Rockets ran like the wind, Martin's skill-set would get further attention league-wide.
    Michael Shapiro, Chron, 15 Jan. 2023
  • Step outside, look for one small thing that inspires a sense of wonder like the wind in the trees, a bright starry night, or the sparkle of holiday lights.
    Jennifer Moss, CNBC, 10 Dec. 2025
  • All the sounds were so organic and human, everyday things like the wind, snaps and even the sound of birds and chickens, the sounds of nature.
    Sadie Bell, Peoplemag, 4 Apr. 2024
  • And when the students move, the sight is like the wind blowing through a grove of trees — their bodies aren’t in perfect sync, but they’re all being pushed by the same force.
    Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2021
  • The hydrogen could be made with renewable power sources like the wind and sun to reduce planet-warming emissions.
    New York Times, 28 May 2021
  • The seasons change like the wind in Michigan, but every four years brings a potential change in leadership alongside the fall leaves.
    Alec Mork and Mikia Lawrence, Detroit Free Press, 2 Nov. 2024
  • The foundation argues that unpredictable resources like the wind and the sun mean unpredictable supply.
    Lila Levinson, Dallas News, 2 Aug. 2023
  • And good luck securing a reservation—tables are released three times a year through its online ticketing system and are gone like the wind.
    Bon Appétit, 3 May 2022
  • However, in Ray’s view, they are rooted in life, passionate and unrestrained, free like the wind, and have a lot in common.
    Billboard China, Billboard, 6 Mar. 2023
  • Though invisible like the wind, music can be a formidable force of energy.
    Robert Ross, Robb Report, 18 Jan. 2026
  • Kordell said the renewables come mostly from in-state sources like the wind and solar farms downstate, thus providing jobs to Illinoisans.
    Jesse Wright, Chicago Tribune, 22 May 2025

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