vane

Example Sentences

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The remarks by Williams are especially important because he is a top ally of Fed Chair Jerome Powell and is seen as a weather vane for the bank’s future moves.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 3, 2026

Marialyce Pedersen walked around the parking lot spinning a weather vane on which she’d fashioned a picture of L.A.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 9, 2026

Election betting is not so much a weather vane as a mechanism for bettors to reflect the world as they see it, and make or lose money doing so.

From Slate • Dec. 10, 2025

Instead, the two agencies said, all evidence points to a bird strike on the sensor vane.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 6, 2023

The Fayre Eleyne rode gallantly, swinging like a weather vane away from the changing wind.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck