windblown
Example Sentences
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It is not easy to settle into their windblown world, whose unforgiving beauty, Mr. Stuart writes, can seem shaped by the hand of God, “albeit a God that cared nothing for your comfort.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 1, 2026
As Mr. Haskell kept watching, a flock of rainbow lorikeets, in their blue-, red-, orange- and green-feathered glory, blew in, “like windblown confetti,” chasing off the figbirds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 17, 2026
An air quality advisory is also in place in the Coachella Valley from Friday afternoon until Sunday morning because of windblown dust that could be unhealthy for sensitive groups.
From BBC ● Apr. 11, 2026
They’ve also been placing thousands of bales of straw on the exposed lakebed to block windblown dust.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 9, 2026
His history had the ethereal quality of hoofprints in windblown snow.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
