windmill

He heard their footsteps as they ran down a walkway behind the house, past the tall windmill in their backyard.

From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026

But Sophie Cunningham has let the state turn her into a combination of Sancho Panza and Don Quixote, willing to joust with a windmill.

From Salon ● Aug. 9, 2026

Think of it as the aircraft's emergency windmill: if both engines fail, or the plane loses normal electrical or hydraulic power, a small turbine drops into the airstream and generates backup power.

From BBC ● Jun. 15, 2026

He made a side-to-side move at the rim on his penultimate attempt, then sprinted the length of the court and soared for a windmill jam on his last effort.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 14, 2026

That meant the windmill on the Spaarne, or swans on the canal.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

For Cunningham’s supporters, it doesn’t matter that her opponents, as in “Don Quixote,” are not fierce giants but windmills posing no threat.

From Salon ● Aug. 9, 2026

Many technologies can generate low-frequency noise, including ventilation systems, heat pumps, road traffic and windmills.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 19, 2026

Fure said Kingston Cemetery, which "should be a place of natural peace, dignity, and reflection", was now home to cellophane wrappers, plastic plant pots, broken ornaments, artificial flowers, windmills and litter.

From BBC ● Jun. 7, 2026

He went after windmills because “they kill the birds, they ruin your landscapes.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 21, 2026

This journey began with him, you suspect it will end with him, and everything between is the powdery meal of windmills that might be giants grinding bones to make their bread.

From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman

They stomped their feet, windmilled their arms, filling the dance floor with a cyclone of moving bodies.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 17, 2022

He slipped and windmilled his arms to regain his balance, which made him think about how humans balance ourselves.

From Slate ● Aug. 1, 2021

Dark-eyed, dressy little town dolls and dutch-bobbed blondies from windmilled countrysides.

From The New Yorker ● Apr. 8, 2019

What was left of the propeller windmilled as air rushed over it.

From The Verge ● Jun. 24, 2018

Jack frantically windmilled his arms and managed to avoid knocking them both down, though he had to grab May’s shoulders to keep from falling over.

From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley

But although the song starts in muted, sepia-toned reflection, it explodes into colour for the final minute, replete with windmilling power chords and stacked harmonies that topple into Freddie Mercury territory.

From BBC ● May 16, 2025

Bae caught teammate Jason Delay chugging toward home and third base coach Mike Rabello’s right arm windmilling.

From Washington Times ● Sep. 7, 2023

Another man picks him up, in a pietà-shaped cradle carry, then sets him back down before helping him rise again with a convulsive, windmilling, resurrecting dance.

From New York Times ● Feb. 16, 2022

A few relievers stretched in the bullpen, swinging their legs, windmilling their arms in the humid air.

From Washington Post ● Sep. 13, 2021

A uniformed air raid warden starts blowing his whistle, windmilling his arm, directing people toward an open doorway in a stone building.

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin