airflow

Example Sentences

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It looks like a hotel, except the airflow in each room is designed to be negative pressure, which can help prevent contaminated air from leaving the room.

From MarketWatch • May 12, 2026

The trouble with this was that the abductor muscles are the ones that open the trachea, allowing airflow to the lungs.

From Slate • Apr. 18, 2026

The Universal Waste Management System, as the device is officially called, uses airflow to get rid of waste.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

"The airflow over that section is really, really important," he said.

From BBC • Feb. 7, 2026

The suitcase blocked some of the airflow, but at least I knew it wouldn’t creep up on me while I was sleeping.

From "Darius the Great Is Not Okay" by Adib Khorram