weather vane

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.

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

Marialyce Pedersen walked around the parking lot spinning a weather vane on which she’d fashioned a picture of L.A.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 9, 2026

In doing so, it set up a great weather vane for the state of national politics.

From Slate • Dec. 2, 2025

The City Council could prove that it’s better than a weather vane blown by special interests.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 31, 2022

I see her take in the white fence and the messy garden, then the rusted weather vane atop the ever so slightly lopsided roof.

From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish