drafty

“Wuthering Heights” looks just as the voracious reader imagines it as they tear through the novel: drafty houses, windy moors, color and texture that bound from the screen.

From Salon ● Jun. 10, 2026

“A gap year,” it was called, as if the Celtics were going to bolt off to a drafty Paris flat and pretend to read Sartre.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 2, 2026

So Marchiano, who also lacks the budget to replace drafty old windows, avoids the colder rooms.

From Barron's ● Jan. 22, 2026

If you’re not sure about moving to this big, old, drafty pile, say no.

From MarketWatch ● Jan. 21, 2026

Within two years, the burgeoning lab had outgrown its drafty quarters.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

In old times when the houses were draftier they was troublesome about flickering, candles was; but land! think how comfortable we live now to what we used to!

From A Country Doctor and Selected Stories and Sketches by Sarah Orne Jewett

Poor building insulation is a chronic problem in Britain, which is reputed to have the draftiest homes in Europe, and progress on insulation faltered over a decade ago.

From New York Times ● Dec. 24, 2022

My home office is in the draftiest room in my apartment.

From Slate ● Dec. 20, 2018