windblown
Example Sentences
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It is not easy to settle into their windblown world, whose unforgiving beauty, Mr. Stuart writes, can seem shaped by the hand of God, “albeit a God that cared nothing for your comfort.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 1, 2026
As Mr. Haskell kept watching, a flock of rainbow lorikeets, in their blue-, red-, orange- and green-feathered glory, blew in, “like windblown confetti,” chasing off the figbirds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 17, 2026
There’s also an air quality alert for the windblown dust through 5 a.m.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 11, 2026
An air quality advisory is also in place in the Coachella Valley from Friday afternoon until Sunday morning because of windblown dust that could be unhealthy for sensitive groups.
From BBC ● Apr. 11, 2026
Subsequent observations by the Viking lander support the identification of windblown clays on Mars.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
