windmill

Example Sentences

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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

In the NBA Slam Dunk Contest, Miami's Keshad Johnson won the title with 97.4 points after a windmill dunk in the final round.

From Barron's • Feb. 14, 2026

In laying out the workings of a traditional Dutch windmill, for instance, he conjures a fictional miller, “a congenial fellow” who “knocks out his pipe on the door frame” before getting to work.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025

There will be illustrator residencies in London's oldest surviving windmill and free public gardens.

From BBC • Nov. 3, 2025

But of all their controversies, none was so bitter as the one that took place over the windmill.

From "Animal Farm: A Fairy Story" by George Orwell