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

The storm system will help usher in traditional autumn weather across Britain this week with cool, wind-swept rains on Tuesday and Wednesday.

From New York Times • Sep. 18, 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

I was allowed to spend two weeks with him there on the wind-swept plain, mostly waiting in the strange vacancy of a cold apartment, trying to compose cordial things to say to the other wives.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver