windmill
Example Sentences
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But he’s more of a Don Quixote tilting at windmills because his solutions amount to the same level of self-delusion.
From Salon
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.
Thirteen acres in all, with 6 acres of designed tulip gardens overlooking the Cascades, complete with a duck-and-goose-filled pond and windmill.
From Seattle Times
He got loose for a windmill dunk on a fast break to give the Kings a 74-59 lead in the third quarter.
From Seattle Times
Here, Calabazas appears to be holding a toy windmill in one hand and, in the other, a miniature portrait of a woman, perhaps intended by Velázquez as a commentary on the inconstancy of love.
From Washington Post
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