gusting

Example Sentences

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Conditions will be a bit breezy, with winds gusting to about 20 mph at times, but not strong enough to produce dust storms like those that disrupted the festival’s first weekend, he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

With gusting winds at the seaside course's signature 18th hole keeping balls wobbling and rolling out of position, Bhatia endured a hefty wait before missing a seven-foot birdie putt and closing with a par.

From Barron's • Feb. 15, 2026

On a recent afternoon, with temperatures well below zero and the wind gusting, a young man stood on Portland Avenue, where a makeshift shrine marked the spot where Good was fatally shot.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 26, 2026

Just this last January, a series of wildfires ravaged the region, fed by gusting Santa Ana winds, drought conditions and low humidity.

From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2025

After a while they came to a roadside garage and they stood within the open door and looked out at the gray sleet gusting down out of the high country.

From "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy