How to Use windward in a Sentence

windward

1 of 2 noun

• Only the sound of the surf crashing against the windward reef.
  — New York Times, 6 May 2020
• The damage commonly occurs on the south or southwest side of the plant or on the windward side of a plant that is exposed.
  — Tim Johnson, chicagotribune.com, 28 Nov. 2021
• Wind gusts will be particularly strong along windward ridges and exposed coastal headlands.
  — Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 24 Oct. 2025
• Wind gusts will be particularly strong along windward ridges and exposed coastal headlands.
  — Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 1 Jan. 2026
• Wind gusts will be particularly strong along windward ridges and exposed coastal headlands.
  — Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 22 Dec. 2025
• Wind gusts will be particularly strong along windward ridges and exposed coastal headlands.
  — Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 23 Dec. 2025
• Wind gusts will be particularly strong along windward ridges and exposed coastal headlands.
  — Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 24 Dec. 2025
• Wind gusts will be particularly strong along windward ridges and exposed coastal headlands.
  — Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 3 Nov. 2025
• On the windward side, however, facing the northeast, waves pummeled the sea wall that protected a small inner harbor.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 29 Jan. 2022
• On the windward side, where the levee suffered its greatest damage, the Corps over the summer built five offshore breakwaters.
  — Tristan Baurick, NOLA.com, 2 Nov. 2020
• If plants are not located in a sheltered place, consider installing a wind break along the windward (typically northwest) side of the plant.
  — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 20 Nov. 2025
• Most of the time, the winds come from the northeast and Hawaii’s mountains keep the majority of precipitation on that windward side.
  — Evan Bush, NBC news, 20 Mar. 2026
• Wind flow and temperature around the huddle prompt a first penguin — typically the coldest on the windward side — to relocate.
  — Quanta Magazine, 17 Aug. 2020
• However portions of a windward wall failed, preventing further observation of the gust.
  — Joe Mario Pedersen, orlandosentinel.com, 15 Mar. 2021
• Waimānalo, on the windward side of Oahu, is also known as one of the last remaining strongholds of native Hawaiian culture on the island.
  — Whitney Robinson, Travel + Leisure, 22 Mar. 2021
• As the air was lifted up the windward side and passed over the summit of the Sierra Nevada, the moisture in it was wrung out in the form of precipitation.
  — Los Angeles Times, 25 Nov. 2020
• But Giles Scott closed the door on Brazil, with Goodison clipping the turning mark with the tip of his windward foil below the surface.
  — Andrew Rice, New York Times, 22 June 2026
• In the normal sailing mode, the AC75 will skim above the waves on the leeward foil and rudder, with the windward foil raised out of the water to reduce drag.
  — Bernie Wilson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Oct. 2019
• Practices usually consist of numerous warm-ups, drills, windward and leeward races, and lessons that help sharpen skills and assist the students in becoming better sailors.
  — Omar Abdel-Baqui, Detroit Free Press, 3 Aug. 2017
• The heaviest rainfall will continue to focus over the windward portions of the islands, letting up Monday afternoon.
  — ABC News, 10 Feb. 2026
• On the windward or east coast of the island, beaches like Kailua, Makapu'u, and Lanikai offer white sand, shade trees, and waves for surfing, snorkeling, and bodyboarding.
  — Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 1 Mar. 2021
• Some of Hawaii's most popular musical artists have appeared before an unlikely audience — a small elementary school on Oahu's windward coast.
  — Jennifer Sinco Kelleher, Star Tribune, 12 Oct. 2020
• Wind speeds atop and on the windward sides of hills and mountains could be up to 30 percent stronger than the near-surface winds indicated in this advisory, and in some elevated locations could be even greater.
  — Miami Herald Hurricane Bot, Miami Herald, 27 Oct. 2025
• The wind may produce rain over Oahu and in Kauai’s higher terrain, the weather service said and has increased showers on the windward side of the Big Island and Maui.
  — Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
• Within the eyewall, total structural failure is likely, especially in higher elevation areas where wind speeds atop and on the windward sides of hills and mountains could be up to 30 percent stronger.
  — Miami Herald Hurricane Bot, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2025
• Within the eyewall, total structural failure is likely, especially in higher elevation areas where wind speeds atop and on the windward sides of hills and mountains could be up to 30 percent stronger.
  — Miami Herald Hurricane Bot, Miami Herald, 27 Oct. 2025
• Total structural failure is likely near the path of Melissa, especially in higher elevation areas where wind speeds atop and on the windward sides of hills and mountains could be up to 30 percent stronger.
  — Miami Herald Hurricane Bot, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2025
• At every step of the way for about 10 years, members of the community opposed the wind turbines, said state Senator Gil Riviere, who represents Oahu’s north and windward shores.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 17 Nov. 2019
• The heaviest will fall on the windward side of the Sierra Madre Occidental mountains, resulting in mudslides that could pose a serious hazard to remote rural communities.
  — Washington Post, 13 Oct. 2021
• Meteorologists said rainfall amounts will range from 2-4 inches early this week from Portland, Oregon, to Seattle, and locally higher amounts are possible on the windward sides of the mountains.
  — Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 1 Mar. 2022

windward

2 of 2 adjective

• The damage commonly occurs on the south or southwest side of the plant or on the windward side of a plant that is exposed.
  — Tim Johnson, chicagotribune.com, 2018-03-20
• Growing up in Hawaii and now seeing the east shore of ... the windward side of the islands, the whole high tide line is plastic now.
  — Susie Schmank, Indianapolis Star, 2018-06-12
• Heavy rainfall continues on the windward side of the island due to the slowing of Hurricane Lane.
  — Travis Fedschun, Fox News, 2018-08-24
• The hurricane center said wind speeds on top and on windward sides of hills and mountains could be up to 30 percent stronger than those closer to sea level.
  — Leigh Morgan, AL.com, 2017-10-15
• The rainforest on the windward side of Kilauea's summit gives way to the stark, windswept Kau Desert on the hot, dry southwestern slope.
  — National Geographic, 2019-07-15
• There’s only one little grass shack in Hawaii now — the Mormon showcase of Pacific villages on the windward side of the Island.
  — Stanton Delaplane, San Francisco Chronicle, 2018-05-09
• Windward’s Charisma Osborne regained the lead after burying two of three free throws with 6 seconds remaining in regulation.
  — Kenny Connolly, Orange County Register, 2017-01-07