Sentence examples for turned the wind from inspiring English sources
EMPORIA, Kan .— As she pedaled into the 100-mile checkpoint on her bicycle, Wendy Davis, 44, asked the question on everyone's mind: who turned the wind on?
More recently the genre has been preoccupied with microbial or unseen eco-terror, in movies like M. Night Shyamalan's 2008 film "The Happening," which turned the wind rustling through the trees into a killer, and Mr. Soderbergh's "Contagion," which tracked the global progression of a deadly virus.
The financial meltdown of 2008 turned the wind energy business on its head.
He said he asked Mr. Assad to acknowledge the new realities of his country, citing an African proverb: "You cannot turn the wind, so turn the sail".
The driving weight hangs from a line coiled around a barrel or sprocket, which is raised by turning the winding square or, in some cases, by pulling on the line.
Regardless of what has happened so far, innovative use of emerging technologies still has the ability to turn the winds, even at such a late stage in the game.
He turned into the wind to come to a gentle stop.
The Soldier Field turf turned muddy, the wind gusted, and the usually bright lights of the lakefront skyline were muted through the mist.
"I was amazed to be in the lead going into the fourth round, because every time I turned into the wind I was really struggling.
As they hustled toward the edge of town, they turned into the wind, discovering that it was easier to breathe that way.
"A turbine blade is turned by the wind, whereas a propeller is just the opposite".
