windmill

He heard their footsteps as they ran down a walkway behind the house, past the tall windmill in their backyard.

From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026

But Sophie Cunningham has let the state turn her into a combination of Sancho Panza and Don Quixote, willing to joust with a windmill.

From Salon ● Aug. 9, 2026

Thiero delivered a breakaway windmill dunk in the second quarter Friday that brought cheers from the fans, a moment in which the second-year Lakers forward displayed his athleticism.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 11, 2026

Think of it as the aircraft's emergency windmill: if both engines fail, or the plane loses normal electrical or hydraulic power, a small turbine drops into the airstream and generates backup power.

From BBC ● Jun. 15, 2026

He would come home, black from the asphalt of the highway, wash himself out by the windmill, then spend the rest of the afternoon doing small, odd jobs around the rabbit pens.

From "Bless Me, Ultima" by Rudolfo Anaya

For Cunningham’s supporters, it doesn’t matter that her opponents, as in “Don Quixote,” are not fierce giants but windmills posing no threat.

From Salon ● Aug. 9, 2026

Many technologies can generate low-frequency noise, including ventilation systems, heat pumps, road traffic and windmills.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 19, 2026

Fure said Kingston Cemetery, which "should be a place of natural peace, dignity, and reflection", was now home to cellophane wrappers, plastic plant pots, broken ornaments, artificial flowers, windmills and litter.

From BBC ● Jun. 7, 2026

There are windmills to slay, crises to fabricate, rings to kiss.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 4, 2026

All that could happen, with Bloom tilting at windmills, was the ruination of them both ... of them all.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols

As that set ended, with Djokovic reaching a shot ball and replying at an impossible angle, he windmilled his arms and then pointed to his ear.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 1, 2024

He slipped and windmilled his arms to regain his balance, which made him think about how humans balance ourselves.

From Slate ● Aug. 1, 2021

Dark-eyed, dressy little town dolls and dutch-bobbed blondies from windmilled countrysides.

From The New Yorker ● Apr. 8, 2019

What was left of the propeller windmilled as air rushed over it.

From The Verge ● Jun. 24, 2018

At first, Billy windmilled his arms, hoping to find it by luck.

From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut

Bae caught teammate Jason Delay chugging toward home and third base coach Mike Rabello’s right arm windmilling.

From Washington Times ● Sep. 7, 2023

In the first few minutes he was windmilling his arms to get Chelsea's fans behind their team and he was animated throughout.

From BBC ● Mar. 7, 2023

“Southern Recollections: Romare Bearden” starts excitingly big, the dancers sliding across the stage, arms windmilling, to a Wynton Marsalis jazz-orchestra evocation of a train.

From New York Times ● Jan. 12, 2023

There was the shooting guard pushing the pace on a fast break, levitating, windmilling, lighting up the gym.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 18, 2022

A uniformed air raid warden starts blowing his whistle, windmilling his arm, directing people toward an open doorway in a stone building.

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin