windshield wiper
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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“There’s so much dust in the process of getting grain into a bin that it would have to have a little windshield wiper on the sensors to constantly clear it,” Gardiner said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026
Owners also received a letter from the traffic safety agency within the same month that warned that the Cybertruck’s windshield wiper motor was failing.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 8, 2024
Plus, where else would you find rubber chickens, yodeling pickles and windshield wiper blades in one place?
From Seattle Times • Apr. 7, 2023
The company has apparently had problems making that design safe for use in the real world; in late 2021, Musk tweeted that he was worried about the truck’s windshield wiper.
From The Verge • Jul. 20, 2022
This time Shiloh’s on his feet waiting for me, tail going like a windshield wiper, fast speed.
From "Shiloh" by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
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