windblown

Example Sentences

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As Mr. Haskell kept watching, a flock of rainbow lorikeets, in their blue-, red-, orange- and green-feathered glory, blew in, “like windblown confetti,” chasing off the figbirds.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

An air quality advisory is also in place in the Coachella Valley from Friday afternoon until Sunday morning because of windblown dust that could be unhealthy for sensitive groups.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026

From almost any vantage point, the Salton Sea appears lifeless — a gray expanse rimmed with salt and windblown dust.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

Army Corps of Engineers, which is overseeing the debris removal and disposal, says its contractors are using water to prevent any windblown dust as they remove and haul wreckage from burned-down properties.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 25, 2025

If footprints are not windblown or caved in, they are recent.

From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario