drafty

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Recent Examples of drafty On a hot summer afternoon in a neighborhood just east of a city skyline with hardly any trees or green spaces, a mother tapes plastic over her drafty windows. Lenwood V. Long, Sr., Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025 Longstreth works out of a studio apartment attached to his house, a drafty Victorian in Echo Park. Anna Wiener, The New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2025 That Sunday, Anthony was ensconced in the Academy Awards while his tuxedo was stuck in a drafty FedEx warehouse, longing for its destiny under the bright lights of Hollywood. James Powel, USA TODAY, 1 Mar. 2025 One day in November, after a night spent near a drafty window, my head felt heavy and my throat scratchy. The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for drafty
Recent Examples of Synonyms for drafty
Adjective
  • Videos posted to Chinese social media platform Xiaohongshu showed hikers shoveling snow off buried tents in blustery whiteout conditions.
    Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Even when the outside temperature is a blustery 30 degrees Fahrenheit, heat still moves into a refrigerant that sits at 0 degrees Fahrenheit.
    Sara Kiley Watson, Popular Science, 2 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The northern Caribbean would likely still receive a few days of wet and windy weather in this scenario, but rainfall totals would be lower, as would the flood risk, with Melissa moving steadily west.
    Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2025
  • The lining mimics sheep wool while the thick denim creates a windproof barrier that’s helpful for windy fall and winter days.
    Christopher Murray may earn a commission if you buy through our referral links. This content was created by a team that works independently from the Fox newsroom., FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • At the time of the crash, a Nor'easter was imminent, and Massachusetts had rain, gusty winds and poor visibility.
    Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2025
  • AccuWeather meteorologist Dan Pydynowski told that there could be be gusty winds, rough surf, coastal flooding and beach erosion this weekend into Monday—primarily along North Carolina’s Outer Banks northward into southern New England.
    Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Such breezy asides suggest a movie that’s a little too eager to be liked.
    Ben Kenigsberg, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Overdyes help tell Maritaş’ light and breezy S/S ’27 story.
    Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 16 Oct. 2025

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“Drafty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drafty. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.

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