gale

Example Sentences

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A gale warning was also in effect for inner coastal waters, with officials discouraging boating until conditions improved.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 16, 2026

Once unfurled, it holds up in anything short of a gale.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 20, 2025

For a moment, I felt myself transported, like a gale off Lake Michigan had carried us all back through time.

From Slate • Nov. 10, 2025

The entry for the 6 January 1839, describes a "tremendous gale in the night".

From BBC • Jul. 13, 2025

In a few hours he would be out on the Quidditch field, battling through that gale.

From "Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban" by J.K. Rowling