windmill

Example Sentences

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In the NBA Slam Dunk Contest, Miami's Keshad Johnson won the title with 97.4 points after a windmill dunk in the final round.

From Barron's • Feb. 14, 2026

In laying out the workings of a traditional Dutch windmill, for instance, he conjures a fictional miller, “a congenial fellow” who “knocks out his pipe on the door frame” before getting to work.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025

There will be illustrator residencies in London's oldest surviving windmill and free public gardens.

From BBC • Nov. 3, 2025

They have the largest wooden windmill in America.

From Slate • Oct. 22, 2025

I used to make a goo-goo face that got her so excited she wheeled her arms and legs around like a windmill.

From "Red Kayak" by Priscilla Cummings