Explore Buffeted through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like troubled. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Buffeted meaning
Battered, especially by strong wind.
Synonyms of Buffeted
Using Buffeted
- The main meaning on this page is: Battered, especially by strong wind.
- Useful related words include: storm-tossed, tempest-tossed, tempest-tost, tempest-swept.
- In the example corpus, buffeted often appears in combinations such as: buffeted by, been buffeted, be buffeted.
Context around Buffeted
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 13 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Buffeted
- In this selection, "buffeted" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, households, feel, club, consumer, planes and frankston stand out and add context to how "buffeted" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 87km h buffeted frankston and are just buffeted by waves. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "buffeted" sits close to words such as abbeys, abundances and aced, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with buffeted
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The civil service is buffeted by sleaze, bureaucracy, nepotism, inefficiency and ‘ghost worker’ syndrome. (14 words)
But while the big tech firms may be buffeted by economic headwinds, they are not broken. (16 words)
They don’t know where they’re going, they are just buffeted by waves of opinion. (16 words)
With his usual emphasis on the total value of SoftBank's assets rather than profits, which are buffeted by the Vision Fund's nebulous valuations, Son admitted that shareholder value has fallen and net debt grown this year. (38 words)
Noting that the global economy is struggling to maintain its recovery post-Covid because successive shocks have buffeted it, the review said some of these shocks, such as supply chain disruptions, have returned in 2024. (35 words)
A business jet was buffeted by severe turbulence over New England, causing a rare passenger death and forcing the aircraft to divert to Bradley International Airport in Connecticut, officials said Saturday. (31 words)
Example sentences (20)
A business jet was buffeted by severe turbulence over New England, causing a rare passenger death and forcing the aircraft to divert to Bradley International Airport in Connecticut, officials said Saturday.
At the same time, studios are facing a dramatic decline in advertising revenue as households buffeted by Bidenflation continue to cut spending.
But many people still feel buffeted by forces from Beijing and Taipei that are beyond their control.
But while the big tech firms may be buffeted by economic headwinds, they are not broken.
Israel’s sole patron, the United States, is buffeted by a hard-left new Democratic Party that is not a reliable partner.
The court has been buffeted for months by revelations regarding justices over undisclosed trips on private jets, luxury vacations, real estate and recreational vehicle deals, and more.
This was just the latest episode in a series of court judgments and appeals that have seen the club buffeted up and down the table.
Dawn and Chloe both agreed that Laugharne really hasn't changed that much, although buffeted by bad times more recently.
Noting that the global economy is struggling to maintain its recovery post-Covid because successive shocks have buffeted it, the review said some of these shocks, such as supply chain disruptions, have returned in 2024.
The civil service is buffeted by sleaze, bureaucracy, nepotism, inefficiency and ‘ghost worker’ syndrome.
Japan’s economy has been hit by the worst economic contraction in its modern history as the coronavirus pandemic closed businesses and buffeted consumer spending.
Microsoft shares were unchanged for the fiscal third quarter, a volatile period when global markets were buffeted by worries about the virus’ spread.
Planes rocked as strong winds buffer landings at Birmingham Airport, UK Strong crosswinds buffeted planes landing at Birmingham Airport on Tuesday (February 4).
With his usual emphasis on the total value of SoftBank's assets rather than profits, which are buffeted by the Vision Fund's nebulous valuations, Son admitted that shareholder value has fallen and net debt grown this year.
Without that, we’re simply buffeted from one closed door to another, disempowered and infantilised by a political class that itself has no grip or maturity.
In other words, Russia’s blows have buffeted our democracies but have by no means broken them.
Sodden festival-goers have been pictured wading through mud as they attended Parklife's Manchester event today, as Britain continues to be buffeted by turbulent weather from the storm.
The show in recent years has been buffeted by bad publicity, bad reviews and now bad numbers.
They don’t know where they’re going, they are just buffeted by waves of opinion.
Gusts of up to 106k/mh were recorded at South Channel Island, near Sorrento, while damaging squalls of 87km/h buffeted Frankston.
Common combinations with buffeted
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- buffeted by 20×
- been buffeted 4×
- be buffeted 3×
- is buffeted 3×
- were buffeted 3×
- buffeted and 2×
- have buffeted 2×
- are buffeted 2×