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Recent Examples of drafty
Don’t: Ask for a Blanket Mid-flight Instead: Pack a Travel Blanket
Planes are naturally drafty due to their design, and airlines keep the planes on the cooler side to keep the air fresher to prevent passengers from getting airsick, as per Young.
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Rylee Johnston, Travel + Leisure, 12 Feb. 2026
Windows can be drafty, so consider moving your cat’s bed a little farther away to avoid the chill.
—Cody Godwin, USA Today, 6 Feb. 2026
Ironically, artifacts might have been better off in those drafty Danish barns.
—Elizabeth Anne Brown, Scientific American, 20 Jan. 2026
Photojournalist Ann Hermes traveled to the offices of the Ipswich Local News (Massachusetts), the Juneau Empire (Alaska), and 50 more newsrooms in between to document the endangered local journalist’s increasingly dim and drafty habitations.
—Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 1 Dec. 2025
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Rylee Johnston, Travel + Leisure, 12 Feb. 2026
Windows can be drafty, so consider moving your cat’s bed a little farther away to avoid the chill.
—Cody Godwin, USA Today, 6 Feb. 2026
Ironically, artifacts might have been better off in those drafty Danish barns.
—Elizabeth Anne Brown, Scientific American, 20 Jan. 2026
Photojournalist Ann Hermes traveled to the offices of the Ipswich Local News (Massachusetts), the Juneau Empire (Alaska), and 50 more newsrooms in between to document the endangered local journalist’s increasingly dim and drafty habitations.
—Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 1 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for drafty
Adjective
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The front brought blustery north winds and an almost 60-degree drop in temperatures from Sunday afternoon to Monday morning.—
Newsroom Meteorologist,
Austin American Statesman,
17 Mar. 2026
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Expect blustery winds, lightning and heavy rain through the morning.—
AJ Willingham,
AJC.com,
16 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The adaptive noise cancellation automatically adjusts to your environment to silence distractions, and the four digital beamforming microphones keep your voice crystal clear during calls, even in windy outdoor conditions.—
Juhi Wadia,
PC Magazine,
28 Mar. 2026
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Yes, the Rangers ended up beating Philadelphia 5-4 in 10 innings on a cold and windy day.—
Evan Grant,
Dallas Morning News,
28 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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For now, the are remains dry with a westerly breeze that will be gusty at times in the afternoon and early evening.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
23 Mar. 2026
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Thankfully, the winds will not be as gusty as on Monday.—
Gregory Padgett,
CBS News,
23 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Saturday will be a cloudy, cool and breezy day, with highs only reaching around 66°.—
Michael Autovino,
CBS News,
27 Mar. 2026
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His breezy chat by the bay was over in less than five minutes.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
27 Mar. 2026
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“Drafty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drafty. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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