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
In doing so, it set up a great weather vane for the state of national politics.
From Slate ● Dec. 2, 2025
However, there is a much deeper symbolism in the bird on the weather vane flying over George Washington’s home, Mount Vernon.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 15, 2022
“You’re right! The Abbey weather vane, it’s the one thing that’s caught in the path of the light.”
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
