How to Use windbreaker in a Sentence

windbreaker

noun
  • Seal wore a black windbreaker with black pants and a white shirt.
    — Chiara Kim, People.com, 1 Nov. 2024
  • There’s a white man with a blue windbreaker who might be there to help.
    — Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2022
  • Spring and fall evenings can be chilly, so bring a windbreaker or sweater.
    — Julia Sayers Gokhale, Midwest Living, 1 June 2026
  • This windbreaker will help keep the cool air from cutting the fun short.
    — Dana Holmes, CNN Underscored, 18 Aug. 2020
  • One windbreaker was blown more than 60 miles away in the storm.
    — Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 13 May 2023
  • And what’s more camp than wearing a windbreaker to a black-tie event?
    — Victoria Hunt, Robb Report, 1 May 2023
  • Short-sleeve styles are cool enough to wear on sunny spring days or paired with a light windbreaker.
    — Alyssa Grabinski, Peoplemag, 18 Mar. 2024
  • Just layer a leather jacket or windbreaker on top to stay warm.
    — Alyssa Grabinski, Peoplemag, 29 Aug. 2023
  • The top layer serves as a windbreaker that beads up moisture and wicks it away.
    — Chris Hachey, BGR, 10 June 2021
  • He is dressed in a bold print windbreaker and cap, holding a fishing rod.
    — Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 10 Oct. 2024
  • Think of this as an even warmer and burlier version of your windbreaker.
    — John Thompson, Men's Health, 18 Nov. 2022
  • Qaderi had arrived for the tour wearing a black windbreaker and a green linen dress.
    — Sarah Chatta, The New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2024
  • Or trade in your go-to windbreaker for a lightweight denim trench.
    — Jessi Roti, chicagotribune.com, 22 May 2017
  • The woman was last seen wearing long pants and a windbreaker.
    — Sam Gillette, People.com, 2 Sep. 2025
  • She was last known to be wearing a green windbreaker jacket, green pants and white shoes.
    — Anna Beahm, AL.com, 16 Mar. 2018
  • This spring, the windbreaker jacket is poised to be one of the biggest trends of the year.
    — Daisy Maldonado, InStyle, 27 Jan. 2026
  • Wardrobe archetypes like parkas, windbreakers and field jackets add to the options.
    — Sandra Salibian, WWD, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Levi, meanwhile, wore camo-print shorts and a navy-blue windbreaker jacket.
    — Jen Juneau, PEOPLE.com, 12 July 2021
  • This windbreaker looks so stylish tucked into these bottoms.
    — Daisy Maldonado, InStyle, 27 Jan. 2026
  • Mike was thickly built, a windbreaker stretched over his chest, a 49ers ball cap atop his head.
    — Literary Hub, 17 Oct. 2025
  • This cherry red balloon strapless dress on top of a pink windbreaker?
    — Daisy Maldonado, InStyle, 27 Jan. 2026
  • Dressed in a red windbreaker and brown beanie, Lars Nielsen was out for a walk on a crisp spring day.
    — Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 21 Feb. 2024
  • But McAuliffe, in dress shirt, windbreaker and slacks, was not content to wave.
    — Laura Vozzella, Washington Post, 31 Oct. 2019
  • To Spain, Martha had worn a windbreaker and wrapped her blond hair in a green chiffon scarf.
    — Literary Hub, 24 Feb. 2026
  • White bandana, beat-up sneakers, black windbreaker pants.
    — Meghan O'Brien, NBC news, 7 June 2026
  • David’s windbreaker features an owl insignia, the symbol of the club.
    — Joshua Kaplan, ProPublica, 22 Sep. 2023
  • Well maybe the pullover windbreaker is the secret to getting guys to be active on defense.
    — Gary Bedore and Pete Grathoff, kansascity, 16 Jan. 2018
  • Ianelli has plans for a windbreaker, a wool cap and beanie that will be made in Brooklyn, and a field watch.
    — Sam Dangremond, Town & Country, 11 Sep. 2015
  • How to style a windbreaker jacket with everything this spring.
    — Ana Serrano, Glamour, 29 Mar. 2026
  • The man wore a baseball cap with a block M, dark sunglasses and a blue windbreaker.
    — Jeff Seidel, Detroit Free Press, 26 Dec. 2020

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