How to Use windbreak in a Sentence

windbreak

noun

• Provide a windbreak for the birds near the birdbath.
  — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 12 Dec. 2025
• He was last known to be wearing a red, white and blue striped windbreak with green sweatpants.
  — Carol Robinson | [email protected], al, 4 Nov. 2020
• Mario elbowed me into a small windbreak.
  — Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 20 Sep. 2025
• If there’s nowhere to go nearby, build a windbreak or snow cave for protection.
  — Brooke Baitinger, Idaho Statesman, 26 Mar. 2024
• We were camped on the stony shore of a large lake, using a tangle of willows as a windbreak.
  — John B. Snow, Outdoor Life, 18 July 2016
• The cemetery was divided in two by a windbreak of giant elms.
  — Literary Hub, 29 Jan. 2026
• Create a windbreak by erecting a solid-board fence, or by planting a row of thick shrubs.
  — Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics, 14 June 2020
• The kids bravely took turns summiting to get a quick snapshot and then ran back down to the windbreak.
  — Alli Harvey, Anchorage Daily News, 25 Jan. 2020
• Also known as salt cedar, it was utilized as a windbreak and as a way to control stream-bank erosion.
  — Anton L. Delgado, The Arizona Republic, 27 Aug. 2020
• The treetops high above formed a roof of sorts that broke up the snowfall, and a wall of chokecherry bushes made for a windbreak.
  — Steve Meyer, Anchorage Daily News, 12 Nov. 2022
• The windbreak technique is called drafting, in which domestiques cut the wind ahead of the top rider.
  — George Petras, USA TODAY, 28 June 2023
• Or build a temporary windbreak by stretching burlap between two stakes or over a lattice frame.
  — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 11 Dec. 2025
• These versatile trees can stand alone as specimen trees or be grouped for windbreaks and screening.
  — Anne Readel, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Feb. 2026
• The Calusa of southwest Florida used trees as windbreaks against storm winds.
  — Farah Nibbs, The Conversation, 22 Oct. 2024
• Perfect for windbreaks, screening, and hedges, this tree also supports an abundance of birds.
  — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 9 Apr. 2026
• It was butted against a massive slab of granite that grew out of the soil and provided a windbreak and heat reflector.
  — Steve Meyer, Anchorage Daily News, 17 July 2019
• They can be planted in a rock garden or perennial border, used as a windbreak or for erosion control.
  — The Pecks, OregonLive.com, 29 Oct. 2017
• Hedges also provide a windbreak, dampen sound, offer some shade, and provide habitat for birds.
  — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 16 May 2026
• Mulch, water deeply and infrequently, and use shade cloth or windbreaks during extreme heat.
  — Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 June 2026
• Urban beekeeping is unique because cities tend to be warmer than the countryside, where there are fewer windbreaks.
  — Nicole Haase, Journal Sentinel, 6 June 2023
• When Jessup pulled over next to a windbreak of cottonwood trees, Foster felt the seconds stretch and slow.
  — Michelle Nijhuis, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2018
• For hunting, this would be the perfect solution for creating a windbreak and shelter over our heads while glassing on a ridge.
  — Jakob Schiller, Outside Online, 26 Dec. 2022
• The shelter provided by walls, fencing, and other trees and shrubs serves as a windbreak and keeps new plantings more protected.
  — Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Nov. 2025
• One of the most ancient shelters, the single wall of a lean-to serves triple duty as windbreak, fire reflector, and overhead shelter.
  — Keith McCafferty, Field & Stream, 29 June 2023
• Mulberries are considered to be tough, wind-resistant trees that can even serve as effective windbreaks.
  — Sj McShane, Martha Stewart, 8 Apr. 2026
• Others piled up their meager belongings to make windbreaks as a storm forecast to drop 10 inches of snow on the city darkened the sky.
  — Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY, 23 Apr. 2020
• The tree-planting effort is intended to reforest the area and provide a windbreak for the memorial.
  — Kellie B. Gormly, Washington Post, 20 May 2017
• The main house, guesthouse, and a garage with a small potting shed are arranged around three sides of a courtyard garden and serve as natural windbreaks to shelter it.
  — Elle Decor Staff, ELLE Decor, 5 July 2012
• Trees also served as windbreaks, fuel and building materials.
  — Michelle Lou and Brandon Griggs, CNN, 24 Apr. 2020
• These basic structures can enclose parts of your garden, protect vegetable beds from certain pests, or act as windbreaks for sensitive plants.
  — Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Aug. 2024