drafty

“Wuthering Heights” looks just as the voracious reader imagines it as they tear through the novel: drafty houses, windy moors, color and texture that bound from the screen.

From Salon ● Jun. 10, 2026

“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

Inside, the hall was immense and drafty, even with a fire roaring in its great hearth.

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin

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