On the porch, the Mississippi wind chimes sang softly through the humid night.

The group of wind-up merchants at the pub wouldn't let us finish a serious conversation.

The Santa Ana wind swept through the canyon, turning the chaparral brittle and increasing the wildfire risk.

Before making a public statement, the committee always checks which way the wind is blowing.

It's easy to get wind in one's jaws when you gather with old friends.

The elder warned the villagers with the proverb sow the wind and reap the whirlwind when they planned to burn the hillside to grow more crops.

When the factory closed and the town suffered, my grandmother would sigh and say, 'it's an ill wind that blows no good,' meaning that misfortune rarely benefits anyone.

Her decisions seem to depend on what way the wind is blowing.

As childish as it sounds, winding up one's bottoms in the office usually backfires.

In the old guild, the master would order apprentices to wind up one's bottoms when the workshop bell rang.