Verb (used with object) : The wind buffeted the house. From Dictionary.com.
On occasions, our plane would be buffeted from the turbulence caused by the planes ahead of us. From Wordnik.com. [Biography of John G. Thiel Sgt, Radio Operator/Gunner, B-24, 576th Sqdn] Reference
That still leaves BYD's shares down 22% this year, the stock "buffeted" by signs of sluggish sales for its conventional gas-fueled cars. From Wordnik.com. [Overheard: Bullish on Buddha] Reference
So Paul's master before him was "buffeted" as a slave, when about to die a slave's death (Mt. From Wordnik.com. [Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible] Reference
The months of inactivity buffeted him emotionally. From Wordnik.com. [A Lethal Eruption] Reference
Other financial difficulties also buffeted consumers. From Wordnik.com. [CR Index: Consumer troubles up, feelings of stress unchanged] Reference
Yes, we are buffeted by forces and random events far beyond our control. From Wordnik.com. ['Exploring Happiness: From Aristotle to Brain Science'] Reference
You will, inevitably, be buffeted by plenty of advice from the well intentioned. From Wordnik.com. [ONLINE EVERYTHING] Reference
Today people are buffeted by a global economy in ways that they have very little control over. From Wordnik.com. [Dialog of the Deaf] Reference
The detective held on to the handholds tightly while the brief but violent winds buffeted him. From Wordnik.com. [Anything You Can Do ...] Reference
As we walked, buffeted by the wind blowing in from the sea, Julia discoursed of the caretaker of. From Wordnik.com. [A Sheaf of Corn] Reference
Warner shows how parents are buffeted between pro-medication advice and anti-medication warnings. From Wordnik.com. [An English teacher learns how to deal with medicated students] Reference
Parliament, the Foreign Ministry and the military have all been buffeted by recent leak scandals. From Wordnik.com. [Japan: Minor-League Spies] Reference
But someone with all five manic-depression genes might be too buffeted by mood swings to function. From Wordnik.com. [Is Everybody Crazy?] Reference
In boycott-buffeted Aspen, blue skies, good powder and a glitzy new Ritz Carlton drew record numbers. From Wordnik.com. [The Holidays Can Be So Complicated] Reference
The markets, and the economy as a whole, are continually buffeted by the twin forces of fear and greed. From Wordnik.com. [Stop Saving Now!] Reference
He had gotten out of the car, moving carefully to the railing, buffeted by the wind of the flying cars. From Wordnik.com. [He Wasn't You] Reference
Ortiz's answer: better to be buffeted by the currency market than by the whims of financial bureaucrats. From Wordnik.com. [A Toast To Trouble] Reference
Eldest son and namesake of a president, he has been buffeted his entire life by expectations high and low. From Wordnik.com. [Succeeding When It Matters Most] Reference
A whistling wall of wind buffeted the truck, almost forcing Helga's car out into the next lane of traffic. From Wordnik.com. [Bootstraps] Reference
I never lose, have never lost, except as Child, buffeted by Poppa or by Momma Kong, taught lessons to survive. From Wordnik.com. [S OWN STORY(1)] Reference
He's in a fight to save his family's lumber business that has been buffeted by the recession and housing meltdown. From Wordnik.com. [Small Businesses, Banks May Spurn Obama's $30 Billion Aid Plan] Reference
The war with Eritrea in 1998-2000 and recurrent drought have buffeted the economy, in particular coffee production. From Wordnik.com. [The 2004 CIA World Factbook] Reference
But buffeted by bad news and running low on allies, even within GOP ranks — Bush's goals seem more distant each day. From Wordnik.com. [No Spring in Sight] Reference
Charities, such as the Red Cross, were buffeted by complaints that they had mismanaged the outpouring of 9-11 donations. From Wordnik.com. [Fewer Friends In Need] Reference
Japan's first socialist prime minister in 46 years was buffeted by problems, from a weak economy to the Kobe earthquake. From Wordnik.com. [The Man Who Saved Ballet] Reference
Off Cape Finisterre, so violent a storm buffeted his ships that his men clamored to return; but Gourgues's spirit prevailed. From Wordnik.com. [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 85, November, 1864] Reference
A Japan that fails to deregulate and reform its economy risks being buffeted by the slipstream of transatlantic economic power. From Wordnik.com. [A Muddle In Birmingham] Reference
In 100 minutes Brook and his superb actors find the human being buried and buffeted in the maelstrom of syndromes and symptoms. From Wordnik.com. [A Tragicomic Variety Show] Reference
After a brutal, storm-buffeted Atlantic crossing that lasted thirteen weeks, Lasker's ship limped into Fortress Monroe, Virginia. From Wordnik.com. ['The Man Who Sold America'] Reference
The dauntless coxswain and crew, though wearied, drenched and buffeted, were 'determined to see the wreck before they went home.'. From Wordnik.com. [Heroes of the Goodwin Sands] Reference
But the president is about to be buffeted in two directions on the issue of how long to stay there and how many troops to keep there. From Wordnik.com. [Living Politics: Is Bush's Base Beginning to Crumble?] Reference
Rather, the stock will be back in the mainstream and "buffeted by swings in oil prices, oil reserves and gasoline demand," he continues. From Wordnik.com. [Where Do BP's Shares Go From Here?] Reference
You can understand why a White House buffeted by bad news from all directions would try to put a positive spin on any sliver of good news. From Wordnik.com. [Dan Rather: The 24-Hour Science Cycle] Reference
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