How to Use weather vane in a Sentence

weather vane

noun
  • There are nods to the old store such as the weather vane on the cupola and an old clock.
    — Dallas News, 22 Mar. 2022
  • Other rods align themselves to that flow, like a weather vane in the wind.
    — Emily Conover, Discover Magazine, 1 Apr. 2015
  • Even the old weather vane was polished and put back on top of the workshop's new roof.
    — Janet Eastman, OregonLive.com, 6 Apr. 2018
  • An unlatched green gate in the country, a weather vane on top of an empty barn.
    — The New Yorker, 23 May 2022
  • The wind was strong enough to spin a weather vane, but Rosen was unflappable.
    — Sam Farmer, latimes.com, 16 Mar. 2018
  • Lala, like a weather vane with lip implants, always goes whichever way the wind blows.
    — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 9 Apr. 2024
  • Their opinions shift like a human weather vane depending on what’s in it for them.
    — Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 15 Nov. 2024
  • And the stock market is sort of the best weather vane on how the economy's gonna do three, six months from now.
    — Cnn Staff, CNN, 26 Mar. 2020
  • The crane arms would be allowed to rotate freely with the wind, like a weather vane, Kenna said.
    — Ely Portillo, charlotteobserver, 7 Sep. 2017
  • Then its wings — 132 feet from tip to tip — began to spin around its axis like a weather vane.
    — Avi Selk, Washington Post, 3 May 2018
  • There will be a silent auction where guests can win prizes like a weather vane, children's books and spa packages that range from massages to facials.
    — Tyler Johnson, Houston Chronicle, 22 Aug. 2019
  • When Hurricane Irma hits, some cranes could start spinning like weather vanes.
    — CBS News, 7 Sep. 2017
  • When it's built, the three-level casita has many magical features, like a weather vane that spins, a bed that flips and shutters that wave.
    — Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping, 12 Nov. 2022
  • Easily assembled out of pine, it can be topped with a weather vane, or coated with protective tung oil instead of paint.
    — Jill Gleeson, Country Living, 31 Mar. 2023
  • Now unnecessary with the advent of the smartphone and the weather channel, the weather vane still holds a certain charm.
    — Camille Okhio, ELLE Decor, 1 Feb. 2023
  • But the real weather vane for the country may be many rungs down the ballot in obscure races for the House of Delegates.
    — Trip Gabriel, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2017
  • Republican donors, a reliable party weather vane, have likewise turned his way.
    — Matt Flegenheimer, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2022
  • American folk art — paintings by itinerant artists, old signs, weather vanes, ship figureheads — was new to the art market.
    — Brian T. Allen, National Review, 14 Dec. 2019
  • Built in 2018, the two-story home pays homage to Boston’s colonial style with dormer windows and a weather vane up top.
    — Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2019
  • Many see the Fort Lauderdale Boat Show as a kind of boat sales weather vane, indicating how the rest of the year will fare. Parker traveled down to the boat show from Jacksonville to find a fishing boat that will suit both him and his wife, who also fishes.
    — Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 29 Oct. 2022
  • In 1789, the church added a two level square brick tower complete with an octagonal belfry capped by a tall weather vane.
    — Jacques Kelly, baltimoresun.com, 11 Sep. 2021
  • Her reaction is a weather vane, indicating where the Democrats’ conversation might be heading.
    — Gil Troy, WSJ, 7 Oct. 2021
  • The buildings — from a stunning stone church to the mansion topped with a rooster weather vane to the chapel — provide an impressive backdrop to the beautiful natural surroundings and views.
    — Peter Marteka, courant.com, 13 Sep. 2019
  • Its confident, modernist lines are complemented by a less austere chorus of sloping roof, small lattice windows, curvaceous chimney-tops and a weather vane.
    — The Economist, 1 Aug. 2019
  • Brown, the recipient of a four-year, $115 million extension on Monday, and Tatum are weather vanes for the Green.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 23 Oct. 2019
  • The church grounds also contain artifacts that connect the site to earlier centuries, including a weather vane dating to 1700.
    — Hannah Kliger, CBS News, 28 May 2026
  • The platform has historically served as something of a social media weather vane, indicating the directions in which the industry is headed.
    — Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2022
  • When a train collision kills 18 people, the ensuing investigation whipsaws public opinion like a weather vane.
    — Jesse Green, New York Times, 11 Dec. 2019
  • Since then, New Gen has grown as a launchpad for over 300 designers and acts as a kind of predictive weather vane for the direction that fashion movements will take.
    — Sarah Mower, Vogue, 4 May 2022
  • Abbott has a reputation in Austin for twisting like a weather vane, depending on the prevailing Republican winds.
    — Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2021

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