wind shift
Example Sentences
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“In a large-scale disaster like that, when you have a wind shift, you’re receiving the information and trying your best to make the best decisions possible,” Augustin said.
From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2025
Its most traditional use is to describe the large-scale wind shift into the Indian subcontinent from the ocean that coincides with intense summer rains there.
From Salon • Oct. 16, 2021
With little chance of a significant wind shift, it was almost impossible for the trailing yacht to pass unless the leading boat made a mistake.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 10, 2021
One mistake, one wind shift, could turn a tool for wildfire prevention into a wildfire itself.
From Washington Post • Jun. 17, 2019
She can watch the wind shift the drifts of snow trapped in the courtyard behind me.
From "Speak" by Laurie Halse Anderson
