wind-swept

Example Sentences

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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

Macron greeted Francis on a wind-swept promenade overlooking Marseille’s old port, and helped him walk into the Palais du Pharo for the Mediterranean bishops meeting.

From Washington Times • Sep. 23, 2023

Elephant seals recolonized the Channel Islands in California following federal protection in the 1930s, and were spotted at Año Nuevo, along the wind-swept San Mateo coast, in 1955.

From New York Times • Mar. 16, 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