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

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

Liyana struggled to remember Or’s directions exactly—up one hill, past the odd windmill, to the right, then straight.

From "Habibi" by Naomi Shihab Nye

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

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 21, 2026

“Big ugly windmills, they ruin your neighborhood,” he said in January 2025.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 15, 2026

Richard was the son of a blacksmith, but he had no interest in designing load-bearing machines such as watermills or windmills.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

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

The blade windmilled, its every turn visible to Thomas, as if the world had turned to slow motion.

From "The Maze Runner" by James Dashner

We're not going to see AJ run across the ring in the first few seconds and start windmilling.

From BBC ● Dec. 17, 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

“Southern Recollections: Romare Bearden” starts excitingly big, the dancers sliding across the stage, arms windmilling, to a Wynton Marsalis jazz-orchestra evocation of a train.

From New York Times ● Jan. 12, 2023

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

From Washington Post ● Sep. 13, 2021

Colin began by employing a strategy he'd just invented called the “windmill,” which involved windmilling his arms around to keep his attacker at bay.

From "An Abundance of Katherines" by John Green