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drafty

[draf-tee, drahf-] / ˈdræf ti, ˈdrɑf- /






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“A gap year,” it was called, as if the Celtics were going to bolt off to a drafty Paris flat and pretend to read Sartre.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 2, 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

Beyond their own voices they could hear, drifting down the drafty halls, a frenetic, muted tapping—the sleepless Number Two on her computer keyboard—and from somewhere above them the occasional creak of a floorboard.

From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart




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