How to Use headwind in a Sentence

headwind

noun

• But already there are signs the bill could face headwinds.
  — Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 14 Feb. 2024
• All the late-night shows face new headwinds and challenges.
  — Michael Schneider, Variety, 27 Sep. 2023
• Books were still good, the work still worthwhile, despite the stiff headwinds.
  — Kevin Lozano, The New Yorker, 1 Nov. 2023
• How will Studiocanal grow in the face of such headwinds?
  — John Hopewell, Variety, 17 Apr. 2023
• However, the uptick in new home sales isn’t enough to stop the economic headwinds created by the housing slump.
  — Lance Lambert, Fortune, 26 Apr. 2023
• Lavoie notes that firms, in a survey, now cite weak domestic demand as the biggest headwind for sales growth.
  — Wsj Pro, WSJ, 9 Jan. 2024
• The company has had to battle economic headwinds in the U.K. and beyond.
  — Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Mar. 2023
• Still, the Kremlin seems to be facing a headwind, at least temporarily, in part because of that war.
  — Fred Weir, The Christian Science Monitor, 29 Aug. 2023
• The industry’s goal to reach carbon neutrality in the next 26 years faces strong headwinds in cost alone.
  — Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 24 Mar. 2024
• Some analysts believe there are still some headwinds to watch for.
  — Rob Wile, NBC News, 26 July 2023
• Aira is not immune to other headwinds facing the heat pump industry.
  — Olivia Rudgard, Fortune Europe, 12 Mar. 2024
• Meanwhile, companies will face headwinds in the form of supply-chain costs, adding more pressure to margins.
  — WSJ, 9 Jan. 2024
• Another strong headwind for all homebuyers is that the price of homes is now increasing faster than wage growth, said Yun.
  — Anna Bahney, CNN, 22 Feb. 2024
• But even standouts like these states haven’t been able to overcome broader headwinds facing the industry.
  — Dr. Eli Cahan, ABC News, 1 Feb. 2024
• Despite the economic headwinds facing most shoppers, major discounts of up to 35 percent are set to push sales to a record high.
  — Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 28 Nov. 2023
• Commercial Metals has faced headwinds this year, coming off a 32% jump in revenue last year.
  — Paul O'Donnell, Dallas News, 10 July 2023
• Despite facing headwinds in the past few quarters, FedEx has rallied on the market since hitting a two-year low in September.
  — Julia Malleck, Quartz, 15 Mar. 2023
• The headwind from the 3% yearly slide in the multiple would completely offset the 3% upward push from dividends and buybacks.
  — Shawn Tully, Fortune, 4 July 2023
• Fighting a trace of a headwind and rain that dampened the roads, Kipchoge ran in the lead pack from the start in Hopkinton until the series of climbs collectively known as Heartbreak Hill.
  — CBS News, 17 Apr. 2023
• Still, the company will be flying into headwinds throughout the remainder of 2023.
  — Jennifer Maas, Variety, 17 May 2023
• Sailors can easily find themselves with a headwind or a tailwind, and conditions can change very quickly.
  — Ryan Weissmueller, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2024
• The increase, the largest since January, suggested that the job market was still piping hot despite a swirl of economic headwinds.
  — Sydney Ember, New York Times, 2 June 2023
• Meanwhile, shipping companies are turning to new tools, even as the industry faces its own headwinds.
  — Nick Kurtz, CBS News, 8 Dec. 2023
• Much of Kenya’s economic woes are the product of global headwinds beyond Ruto’s control, such as the war in Ukraine and rising interest rates.
  — Declan Walsh, BostonGlobe.com, 20 July 2023
• Much of Kenya’s economic woes are the product of global headwinds beyond Mr. Ruto’s control, such as the war in Ukraine and rising interest rates.
  — Declan Walsh, New York Times, 20 July 2023
• Trump’s biggest headwind right now isn’t a challenger, but the palpable sense that everyone is sick and tired of him—all the better to lay low (at least by his standards) at the start of the primary season.
  — Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 4 May 2023
• The Fed chair even isolated a number of economic shocks that may cause significant headwinds in the coming months.
  — Will Daniel, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2023
• The rising gold prices are helping offset headwinds from currency and bond markets, ANZ analysts say in an email.
  — WSJ, 30 Oct. 2023
• In the past year, though, economic headwinds have been blowing and fears of a looming recession have forced many consumers to reexamine their spending, and an easy area to cut back is that top of the shelf.
  — Bychris Morris, Fortune, 1 Aug. 2023
• Throughout a journey, planes may encounter headwinds and tailwinds.
  — Sam Burros, Peoplemag, 17 Oct. 2023

Last Updated: 3 May 2024