wind-swept
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These derelict streets, wind-swept by the bracing North Sea air, were once the envy of the community, teeming with life.
From BBC ● Feb. 17, 2026
The town’s economy has long relied on a modest, steady flow of visitors drawn to its red-rock canyons, coursing San Juan River, and wind-swept solitude.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2023
Calm mornings can quickly give way to wind-swept afternoons.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 1, 2023
At the southernmost tip of mainland Bangladesh lies a wild, wind-swept beach, fringed to the east by forest and mountains and to the west by the Bay of Bengal.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 6, 2023
When he said this, I remembered the way I’d held onto him that night in the wind-swept field on the way back from Littlehampton.
From "Never Let Me Go" by Kazuo Ishiguro
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