vane
Example Sentences
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“Weather vanes don’t have names,” Constantin said, kicking at the ground.
From Literature
When throngs of visitors move through the show, which started Nov. 8, they’ll create air currents, stirring the mobiles to move in a slow ballet of weather vanes.
From Seattle Times
The blades can move to change their pitch and adjust the air flow, as can a set of fixed vanes just behind the fan.
From Seattle Times
A museum should not change directions like a weather vane but give us the reassurance that some things are timeless and provide us with the history and progression of art.
From Los Angeles Times
We can smell mulch, feel the vanes of feathers, bump into doors and taste peppermints.
From New York Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
