mistral

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

He reminds us that two notorious winds, the mistral and the bora, have been known to drive men mad.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025

“It’s time to acknowledge that mistral hygiene products are not luxury items but essential necessities for the health and liberty of individuals,” Mote said.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 17, 2024

Or the mistral will blow from somewhere between north-west and east and all hell will break loose late on as the bunch splinters in the wind.

From The Guardian • Jul. 8, 2021

Listen hard along an internal register, and you sometimes pick up the pounding thud of your heart, or a mysterious whooshing that swirls through your ears like a miniature mistral.

From New York Times • Jan. 5, 2019

At this point the priest left and I told the story about the travelling salesman who arrived at five o’clock in the morning at Marseilles when the mistral was blowing.

From "A Farewell To Arms" by Ernest Hemingway