weather vane
Example Sentences
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The remarks by Williams are especially important because he is a top ally of Fed Chair Jerome Powell and is seen as a weather vane for the bank’s future moves.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 3, 2026
In doing so, it set up a great weather vane for the state of national politics.
From Slate • Dec. 2, 2025
A museum should not change directions like a weather vane but give us the reassurance that some things are timeless and provide us with the history and progression of art.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2023
The City Council could prove that it’s better than a weather vane blown by special interests.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 31, 2022
I was checking out the brass eagle weather vane on top when something caught my eye, a shadow in the uppermost window of the attic gable.
From "The Lightning Thief" by Rick Riordan
