weather 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

Others say she’s a weather vane, pivoting when it suits her advancement.

From Washington Post • Sep. 3, 2022

“It’s the weather vane arm that points north! That’s where the sword must be!”

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques