in the wind

Example Sentences

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“Agreed. Better safe than sorry. Look before you leap. A stitch in time, a bird in the hand, a sneeze in the wind, yes?”

From Literature

“He was just standing out there in the storm with his long white hair and his robe waving in the wind; pointing that stick at our house. Every time the lightning flashed, I could see him as plain as day. He looked pleased and happy, and had a warm smile on his face. We’re going to have good luck, Jay Berry, you can be sure of that.”

From Literature

"I think one of my strengths is kind of flighting shots down, hitting shots where people don't really know how far it's playing, what the number actually is and just kind of feeling it out ... I think today especially in the wind it played into my favor," Bridgeman said.

From Barron's

Warner may have been forced back to the bargaining table by its lawyers or big shareholders who have multiple fingers in the wind.

From The Wall Street Journal

There were plants to prop up that had toppled over in the wind, weeds to pull, strawberries to nibble, and a huge bunch of bananas just green enough to pick.

From Literature