gust

Example Sentences

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With gusting winds at the seaside course's signature 18th hole keeping balls wobbling and rolling out of position, Bhatia endured a hefty wait before missing a seven-foot birdie putt and closing with a par.

From Barron's

Through Tuesday, heavy bursts of rain, severe thunderstorms and damaging wind gusts are possible.

From Los Angeles Times

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 Literature

On top of the wet conditions, some strong winds will accompany the storm, especially in the mountain areas where gusts are expected to reach 30 mph to 50 mph.

From Los Angeles Times

He hadn’t seen a weather report for a couple of hours, but he estimated that the wind was blowing at least fifteen miles an hour where they were standing, and gusting to twenty-five or thirty.

From Literature