Sentence examples for prevailing gale from inspiring English sources

In really gusty conditions, position your barbecue at 90 degrees to the prevailing gale.

The instrument has established that winds generally blow east-west on the floor of the crater - something of a surprise to researchers who thought the rover's position close to the northern slopes of Gale's big central mountain might drive winds in a prevailing north-west direction as air moved up and down the peak in a day-night cycle.

The sailor – who has since become the first disabled man to cross the Atlantic unassisted – was circumnavigating the British Isles against the prevailing winds back in 2005, when he was hit by a force-11 gale.

Perhaps the prevailing climate mattered.

Is that the prevailing view?

Presenting its substantial bulk flat-on to the prevailing westerly winds, it channels the full force of the air currents straight down to the ground – a process of "downwash" that can create gale-force winds of up to 80mph at street level.

The voters are prevailing.

So far, the older generation is prevailing.

They are, for the moment, prevailing.

Take the 5/2 about the Londoners prevailing.

But they play by the prevailing rules.