windblown

Example Sentences

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And if you were on the grounds, you could feel all of that windblown dust sticking to you.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 27, 2024

Matthew Cuba, the squadron’s cultural resource manager, said the formation of white sand dunes inadvertently buried the site with windblown silt protecting the archaeological remains.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 2, 2024

Battered by strengthening winds, with the course increasingly covered in windblown snow, many had barely made it halfway round.

From BBC • Jan. 22, 2024

In 2021, they found what they were looking for: a slope of the Chinese Loess Plateau where windblown sediment had accumulated relatively quickly, creating a high-resolution record.

From Science Magazine • Jan. 7, 2024

Gurgi, looking like a windblown haystack, gratefully clambered down, and even Eilonwy gave a sigh of relief.

From "The Black Cauldron" by Lloyd Alexander