Sentence examples for were winded from inspiring English sources

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were winded

noun

Real or perceived movement of atmospheric air usually caused by convection or differences in air pressure.

  • The wind blew through her hair as she stood on the deck of the ship.

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"We were winded," Howard said.

(You'd think that if the receiver were winded, the defender would be, too, and the offense ought to go at the defender again immediately).

The peshmerga I met seemed eager to perform heroic deeds, but their training did not always match their desire; some of their weapons were quite dirty, and a few of the men, especially the older ones, chain-smoked and were winded by mountain patrols.

Cas were winded by the score and struggled to see the ball for some time afterwards, but were given a reprieve when Antonio Kaufusi shot out of the line and poleaxed Dixon with a wild shot which served to stoke up the visitors.

The HTS parts of the leads were made of Bi-2223 cylindrical bulk and the copper parts were winded into just like a sparse solenoid to prolong the path for heat transfer.

Slatin: I don't know about a second dip yet, but we are certainly taking a breather in the recovery as if we were winded by just getting out of bed.

Similar(54)

He was winded, too.

The big fella is winded.

Soon he was winded.

You should be winded.

He's wound up.

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