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
When people did come into view it seemed they were upon me suddenly, then they stumbled on and were lost in the wind-swept snow.
From "Bless Me, Ultima" by Rudolfo Anaya
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
