windmill
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She said the windmill should be repainted in whitewash as it is a historical building, and traditionally "that's how the mills were".
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 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
Thiero delivered a breakaway windmill dunk in the second quarter Friday that brought cheers from the fans, a moment in which the second-year Lakers forward displayed his athleticism.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 11, 2026
“My goal is to not let any windmill be built.”
From Barron's ● Jan. 13, 2026
In the distance he saw the windmill where he and Josiah had chased the spotted cattle after they had wandered through the Acoma fence.
From "Ceremony:" by Leslie Marmon Silko
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
Energy was provided by muscle power, windmills and water wheels.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 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 could make intricate toys—tiny windmills, rattles, minute jewel boxes out of dried palm reeds; he could carve perfect boats out of tapioca stems and figurines on cashew nuts.
From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy
As that set ended, with Djokovic reaching a shot ball and replying at an impossible angle, he windmilled his arms and then pointed to his ear.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 1, 2024
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
I windmilled my arm like I was Pete Townshend slashing a guitar.
From "Winger" by Andrew Smith
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
Now, in Linares, Dominguín played to the crowd right away with ostentatious stunts, dropping to his knees in the sand and windmilling his cape as the first bull he faced leaped by.
From New York Times ● May 3, 2022
A few relievers stretched in the bullpen, swinging their legs, windmilling their arms in the humid air.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 13, 2021
He raised one leg and immediately leaned to the left, his arms windmilling.
From "Looking for Alaska" by John Green
