gust

Example Sentences

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It happens when a nerve is strangled by a blood vessel in the face, with it often misdiagnosed as toothache, and attacks caused by something as simple as a gust of wind.

From BBC • Feb. 3, 2026

This looks plowable with near-blizzard conditions south/west of MSP by late Sunday as winds gust to 40 mph.

From Salon • Dec. 27, 2025

“They do not charge in from outside and batter like a gust of wind or a wall of water,” he wrote.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 18, 2025

But a gust of wind scattered the forms into the street, where bank security guards chased after them.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 18, 2025

I took a deep breath, filled my stomach up with air, and then made my muscles squeeze it out, so it pushed a big gust of wind over my voice box and out my mouth.

From "Ida B" by Katherine Hannigan