drafty
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He lives in a drafty timber hall with a beaten-earth floor, surrounded by his family and armed retainers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
So Marchiano, who also lacks the budget to replace drafty old windows, avoids the colder rooms.
From Barron's ● Jan. 22, 2026
If you’re not sure about moving to this big, old, drafty pile, say no.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 21, 2026
"It's going to want that warmth, it's not going to want to be in a drafty spot," he says - but they should be kept out of direct sunlight.
From BBC ● Jan. 14, 2026
A moment later he’s bounding into the kitchen fully dressed, as if he’d pulled on his clothes while careening down the steep wooden staircase of our drafty Victorian house.
From "If I Stay" by Gayle Forman
In old times when the houses were draftier they was troublesome about flickering, candles was; but land! think how comfortable we live now to what we used to!
From A Country Doctor and Selected Stories and Sketches by Sarah Orne Jewett
Poor building insulation is a chronic problem in Britain, which is reputed to have the draftiest homes in Europe, and progress on insulation faltered over a decade ago.
From New York Times ● Dec. 24, 2022
My home office is in the draftiest room in my apartment.
From Slate ● Dec. 20, 2018
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