wind-swept
Example Sentences
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These derelict streets, wind-swept by the bracing North Sea air, were once the envy of the community, teeming with life.
From BBC • Feb. 17, 2026
The town’s economy has long relied on a modest, steady flow of visitors drawn to its red-rock canyons, coursing San Juan River, and wind-swept solitude.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 19, 2023
Elephant seals recolonized the Channel Islands in California following federal protection in the 1930s, and were spotted at Año Nuevo, along the wind-swept San Mateo coast, in 1955.
From New York Times • Mar. 16, 2023
About 30 countries operate dozens of research bases of varying sizes and capabilities on the barren, wind-swept continent.
From Washington Times • Jan. 24, 2023
When people did come into view it seemed they were upon me suddenly, then they stumbled on and were lost in the wind-swept snow.
From "Bless Me, Ultima" by Rudolfo Anaya
