windblown
Example Sentences
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Army Corps of Engineers, which is overseeing the debris removal and disposal, says its contractors are using water to prevent any windblown dust as they remove and haul wreckage from burned-down properties.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 25, 2025
On Tuesday, the county Department of Public Health issued a windblown dust and ash advisory until 7 p.m.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 14, 2025
Matthew Cuba, the squadron’s cultural resource manager, said the formation of white sand dunes inadvertently buried the site with windblown silt protecting the archaeological remains.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 2, 2024
Battered by strengthening winds, with the course increasingly covered in windblown snow, many had barely made it halfway round.
From BBC • Jan. 22, 2024
Fin studied her student, with her serious expression and windblown hair.
From "Huntress" by Malinda Lo
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