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But Sophie Cunningham has let the state turn her into a combination of Sancho Panza and Don Quixote, willing to joust with a windmill.

From Salon ● Aug. 9, 2026

Thiero delivered a breakaway windmill dunk in the second quarter Friday that brought cheers from the fans, a moment in which the second-year Lakers forward displayed his athleticism.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 11, 2026

“My goal is to not let any windmill be built.”

From Barron's ● Jan. 13, 2026

They have the largest wooden windmill in America.

From Slate ● Oct. 22, 2025

Slowly the wagon came around the windmill and the barn and the windbreak and into the yard, the dogs jumping happily beside it.

From "Sarah, Plain and Tall" by Patricia MacLachlan

For Cunningham’s supporters, it doesn’t matter that her opponents, as in “Don Quixote,” are not fierce giants but windmills posing no threat.

From Salon ● Aug. 9, 2026

Energy was provided by muscle power, windmills and water wheels.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026

Many technologies can generate low-frequency noise, including ventilation systems, heat pumps, road traffic and windmills.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 19, 2026

For those wanting to stay somewhere away from the norm, there are choices around the UK ranging from lighthouses and windmills to prison cells and tree houses.

From BBC ● Apr. 14, 2026

In 1627 Isaac Beeckman and his associates planned a programme of research using models to ascertain the relative merits of vertical and horizontal windmills.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

They stomped their feet, windmilled their arms, filling the dance floor with a cyclone of moving bodies.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 17, 2022

He windmilled his fist as the crowd exploded.

From New York Times ● Sep. 3, 2021

He slipped and windmilled his arms to regain his balance, which made him think about how humans balance ourselves.

From Slate ● Aug. 1, 2021

Dark-eyed, dressy little town dolls and dutch-bobbed blondies from windmilled countrysides.

From The New Yorker ● Apr. 8, 2019

At first, Billy windmilled his arms, hoping to find it by luck.

From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut

But although the song starts in muted, sepia-toned reflection, it explodes into colour for the final minute, replete with windmilling power chords and stacked harmonies that topple into Freddie Mercury territory.

From BBC ● May 16, 2025

Bae caught teammate Jason Delay chugging toward home and third base coach Mike Rabello’s right arm windmilling.

From Washington Times ● Sep. 7, 2023

Now, in Linares, Dominguín played to the crowd right away with ostentatious stunts, dropping to his knees in the sand and windmilling his cape as the first bull he faced leaped by.

From New York Times ● May 3, 2022

A few relievers stretched in the bullpen, swinging their legs, windmilling their arms in the humid air.

From Washington Post ● Sep. 13, 2021

Colin began by employing a strategy he'd just invented called the “windmill,” which involved windmilling his arms around to keep his attacker at bay.

From "An Abundance of Katherines" by John Green