in the wind
Example Sentences
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That afternoon in 2025, with his shellacked coif flapping against his bronzed forehead in the wind, the president held up hastily-assembled poster boards bearing the names of the world’s countries and territories.
From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026
The first firefighters arrived by 9:45 a.m. as neighbors watched flames rise 10 to 15 feet above the roofline, surrounded by trees bending in the wind.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 7, 2026
Warner may have been forced back to the bargaining table by its lawyers or big shareholders who have multiple fingers in the wind.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 17, 2026
But ANL's lead lawyer has countered that evidence will prove it sourced its stories legitimately and that claims around the use of private investigators were "clutching at straws in the wind".
From Barron's • Jan. 22, 2026
Nancy stared at the snowman as his scarf flapped in the wind.
From "Case of the Sneaky Snowman: Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew, #5" by Carolyn Keene
