Washington: Well, I definitely know what a tumbleweed is now and I know what a windstorm is. From Wordnik.com. [Denzel Washington Interview THE BOOK OF ELI – Collider.com] Reference
The alien Russian-thistle, also know as tumbleweed, is sometimes abundant. From Wordnik.com. [Great Plains-Palouse Dry Steppe Province (Bailey)] Reference
The latter reminds me of the NASA "tumbleweed" rover for exploring mars. From Wordnik.com. [Interesting configurations for robots] Reference
Joe Friday would think that 'tumbleweed' is a synonym for Mary. From Wordnik.com. [Original Signal - Transmitting Buzz] Reference
The tumbleweed is a curious vegetable. From Wordnik.com. [The Killer] Reference
Instead, there is the sound of tumbleweed on his blog. From Wordnik.com. [Silence from the Norfolk Blogger] Reference
As for tumbleweed, I've not red your blog today until now. From Wordnik.com. [LibDem in Trouble for Supporting the BNP] Reference
The club sometimes holds tumbleweed races between innings. From Wordnik.com. [For This California Team, Hitting It Out of the Park is a Breeze] Reference
The only movement visible was that of clumps of tumbleweed. From Wordnik.com. [Invasion]
The wind laughed, snatched the tumbleweed and tossed it on. From Wordnik.com. [The Way of the Wind] Reference
Corinne had soft white skin and a tumbleweed of auburn hair. From Wordnik.com. [Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil]
Once she shot a tumbleweed that came up too fast behind her. From Wordnik.com. [Sarah With The Warm Gun] Reference
"It's like trying to keep up with a tumbleweed," Jennie said. From Wordnik.com. [Lonesome Dove]
'That's my Mairie, never one to hide her light under a tumbleweed. From Wordnik.com. [Mortal Causes]
But otherwise, I think a tumbleweed might go flying by here, behind me. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Aug 1, 2008] Reference
The afternoon wind blew dust and tumbleweed across the cracked concrete. From Wordnik.com. [Jurassic Park]
A swarm of catfish rolls to and fro in unison, like a liquid tumbleweed. From Wordnik.com. ['Gomorrah': A Sinfully Fine Crime Epic] Reference
He used his fork to move a tumbleweed of alfalfa sprouts around the bowl. From Wordnik.com. [Blood Test]
In those places, it was just a skinny river surrounded by tumbleweed flats. From Wordnik.com. [grouse Diary Entry] Reference
You can almost see the tumbleweed rolling across the plain when you hear it. From Wordnik.com. [This Time, Morricone Is an Oscar Lock] Reference
"I think I saw," one reader commented, "a tumbleweed blowing through there.". From Wordnik.com. [Al Giordano: Missing: The Field's DNC Convention Credential] Reference
And ABC has, you know, had tumbleweed rolling through on Thursdays for years. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Feb 25, 2006] Reference
In Los Angeles, children are chased by a large tumbleweed pushed by strong winds. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Dec 24, 2007] Reference
Desired to fray and tumbleweed into the world to be left alone wandering in pain. From Wordnik.com. [My Mother’s Gray Nest] Reference
Across the silent, wet street, a newspaper tumbles gently like an urban tumbleweed. From Wordnik.com. [Funeral In Berlin]
If there had been tumbleweed on the moon, it would have rolled across the room. From Wordnik.com. [Vic's] Reference
“The tumbleweed using its own dead body to kill a living body,” Drachtsma said. From Wordnik.com. [Tumbleweed]
A lone tumbleweed rolls through the empty stadium which once housed Ana's fan base. From Wordnik.com. [ana-ng Diary Entry] Reference
They watched a tumbleweed roll across the stone patio and land in the swimming pool. From Wordnik.com. [Best Kept Secrets]
More like tumbleweed pasted to his face ... says it makes him look more literary. From Wordnik.com. [Excerpt from The Vicious Circulation of Dr Catastrope] Reference
Today those courts were so barren, Myron half expected a tumbleweed to blow through. From Wordnik.com. [Drop Shot]
Blankets, mosquito netting, and clothes were rolling across the dunes like tumbleweed. From Wordnik.com. [Chickenhawk]
There are some tumble weeds but this family posted their video of a tumbleweed stampede. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jan 9, 2010] Reference
NGUYEN: I kind of thought it was more like a tumbleweed that just kind of got stuck there. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Apr 10, 2005] Reference
They shoved Carl this way and that until he felt like a tumbleweed caught in a cattle stampede. From Wordnik.com. [Cyberbooks]
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