How to Use wind turbine in a Sentence

wind turbine

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  • Yes, wind turbines can kill both bats and birds.
    — Elizabeth Weise, USA Today, 21 Feb. 2026
  • Trump blamed wind turbines for mass killing whales and birds.
    — Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026
  • The wind turbines were featured on the event poster, along with a crab.
    — Michelle Theriault Boots, Alaska Dispatch News, 31 May 2016
  • Much of that comes from sales of offshore and onshore wind turbines.
    — Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 2 July 2026
  • The wind turbine judders to life with a boom that echoes down its central shaft.
    — Cathleen O'Grady, The Atlantic, 20 May 2022
  • Workers erect four wind turbines, then the ship returns to shore for more parts.
    — The Economist, 21 Sep. 2019
  • Fans will wear wind turbines on their heads that can turn on small lights attached to their helmets.
    — Conor Orr, SI.com, 7 June 2019
  • The wind turbine in the video relates to time and endless turning.
    — Vogue, 22 May 2025
  • Giant wind turbines dot the highest ridges, like candles on a cake.
    — John Branch, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2018
  • That means building lots of wind turbines and solar panels, and fast.
    — SFChronicle.com, 9 July 2019
  • The electric car is ready to go, charged by the solar panels or wind turbine on your roof.
    — Patrick Lucas Austin, Time, 25 July 2019
  • China has the most solar panels, wind turbines, and high-speed rail in the world.
    — Charlie Campbell / Khorgos, Time, 23 Oct. 2017
  • The site also hosts the city's first commercial-sized wind turbine.
    — John Timmer, Ars Technica, 31 Dec. 2018
  • There is, however, a small wind turbine that can be used to charge a phone or laptop, the email read.
    — Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 16 Jan. 2020
  • However, there would need to be a lot of wind turbines put in place in the ocean for this project to happen.
    — David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, 10 Oct. 2017
  • And to a whirling, beautiful shot of a wind turbine that’s capped off by a dead bird falling from the sky.
    — K. Austin Collins, Rolling Stone, 22 Nov. 2022
  • This is not the first time that the company has tested a floating wind turbine.
    — Abhishek Bhardwaj, Interesting Engineering, 25 Aug. 2025
  • The solar panels and wind turbine on Eleventh Street came down.
    — Eric Lach, The New Yorker, 30 Dec. 2021
  • Trump has said wind turbines are ugly and expensive and pose a threat to birds and other wildlife.
    — Matthew Daly, San Antonio Express-News, 23 Mar. 2026
  • There is not enough land for wind turbines onshore, and the area is not ideal for solar power.
    — Stanley Reed and Ivan Penn, New York Times, 23 May 2018
  • The average lifespan of a wind turbine can be up to 20 years.
    — Carol Ryan, WSJ, 23 June 2023
  • There is no evidence that wind turbines kill whales or cause dolphin strandings.
    — Anna Broughel, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
  • Watch as builders dig, frame, and fill the foundation for a 250-foot wind turbine.
    — Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 21 Sep. 2020
  • The procedure then takes about 90 minutes to de-ice a wind turbine.
    — Devon Link, USA TODAY, 19 Feb. 2021
  • Last year, the wind turbine price in China dropped almost 40%.
    — Eamon Barrett, Fortune, 30 June 2021
  • The largest wind turbine tower Jackson works on is about 344 feet high.
    — Morgan Smith,mickey Todiwala, CNBC, 6 Aug. 2024
  • The largest wind turbine tower Jackson works on is about 344 feet high.
    — Morgan Smith, CNBC, 27 Nov. 2024
  • In the distance, many of the mountain peaks sported gleaming wind turbines like candles on a cake.
    — Doug Hansen, sandiegouniontribune.com, 12 July 2018
  • Down the road, the sprawling landfill bustles and a dozen wind turbines spin gently on the horizon.
    — Chris Martin, Fortune, 5 Feb. 2020
  • Trump said wind turbines are horrible and expensive and pose a threat to birds and other wildlife.
    — ABC News, 24 Mar. 2026

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