moderate breeze

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noun

a wind of 13–18 miles per hour (5.8–8 meters per second).

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Origin of moderate breeze

First recorded in 1795–1805

Words nearby moderate breeze

model theory, modem, modem session, Modena, moderate, moderate breeze, moderate gale, moderate-income, moderately, moderation, moderationist

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How to use moderate breeze in a sentence

Humidity levels, while higher than previous days, are still tolerable with help from moderate breezes.
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Alcohol and sugar, even in moderate amounts, are not only sinful but poisonous.
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Yes, the gun: “While this gives a moderate exercise to the body, it gives boldness, enterprise, and independence to the mind.”
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As with so many things, keeping screen time in moderate amounts seems key.
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Too moderate and the more radical groups call you a snitch, jeopardizing your standing and authority at demonstrations.
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Dinner was a baroque affair, on the beach, a warm breeze gently blowing.
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Bits of paper blew aimlessly about, wafted by a little, feverish breeze, which rose in spasms and died away.
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But there was a breeze blowing, a choppy, stiff wind that whipped the water into froth.
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If the paper is about twelve by eighteen inches this will accommodate moderate examples of most of the fronds.
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It was all breeze and freshness, and the sunlight struck picturesquely aslant the hill-sides.
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The duty on importation had been only twopence per pound, a moderate sum in view of the prices realized by the sale of it.
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British Dictionary definitions for moderate breeze

moderate breeze

noun

a wind of force four on the Beaufort scale

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