Headwinds is an English word. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Headwinds meaning
plural of headwind
Using Headwinds
- The main meaning on this page is: plural of headwind
- In the example corpus, headwinds often appears in combinations such as: economic headwinds, headwinds in, headwinds and.
Context around Headwinds
- Average sentence length in these examples: 20.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 11 middle, 7 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Headwinds
- In this selection, "headwinds" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 20.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, economic, new, mounting, anymore and chart stand out and add context to how "headwinds" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include also experiencing headwinds in our and amid economic headwinds the behemoth. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "headwinds" sits close to words such as alps, antisemitic and baxter, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with headwinds
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
And those headwinds are continuing through the first quarter. (9 words)
Banking stresses create new headwinds for the US economy. (9 words)
Brazilian banks have been facing some headwinds of late. (9 words)
China has long been a key driver of global economic growth, but a myriad of mounting headwinds has seen the country slide into deflation and stoked fears that the country is now facing the greatest economic headwinds in decades. (39 words)
After seeing a boost in sales during the pandemic, ecommerce companies are now facing various headwinds including surging expenses, decreasing consumer confidence as well as intense competition from rivals to attract consumers. (32 words)
Bain’s report charts the course of 2022’s far-reaching economic and geopolitical turbulence and its impact on the PE sector, which it finds bore the brunt of macro headwinds. (31 words)
And then more broadly, where are you seeing the greatest headwinds and tailwinds from a service cost component perspective? (19 words)
Example sentences (20)
China has long been a key driver of global economic growth, but a myriad of mounting headwinds has seen the country slide into deflation and stoked fears that the country is now facing the greatest economic headwinds in decades.
I would just say, we touched on it that the headwinds and bookings are starting to not be as much headwinds anymore.
A Confederation of British Industry spokesman said: “Travel disruption during the all-important festive trading period could have dire consequences for businesses already struggling against severe economic headwinds.
After seeing a boost in sales during the pandemic, ecommerce companies are now facing various headwinds including surging expenses, decreasing consumer confidence as well as intense competition from rivals to attract consumers.
Also, in terms of trade revenues, the company has been battling headwinds in the retail book selling market, leading to a noticeable decline in the segment's performance.
Amid economic headwinds, the behemoth has leveraged savvy pricing strategies, improving component accessibility to bolster sales growth.
And maybe go back to the tailwinds and headwinds chart.
And then just any thoughts around the CMS proposed rule for 2024, there's going to be some headwinds for the conversion factor, but an increase in risk.
And then more broadly, where are you seeing the greatest headwinds and tailwinds from a service cost component perspective?
And those headwinds are continuing through the first quarter.
And while the pandemic was good for some people financially — wages grew for low- and middle-income earners at historically high rates — it created some serious headwinds for others.
And while we are also experiencing headwinds in our learning services business, we are confident that this resilient market would inevitably rebound.
As his re-election bid ramps up in 2024, Biden will face new headwinds.
A stronger dollar would create headwinds for multinational companies, slowing sales and earnings growth.
As we have seen over decades, its ability to remain relatively insulated in the face of the macroeconomic headwinds.
Australia Post said it had experienced 'significant structural headwinds' for years and lost a record $189.7million from its letters business from July to December.
Bain’s report charts the course of 2022’s far-reaching economic and geopolitical turbulence and its impact on the PE sector, which it finds bore the brunt of macro headwinds.
Banking stresses create new headwinds for the US economy.
Because now you have kind of more headwinds than you had in the past.
Brazilian banks have been facing some headwinds of late.
Common combinations with headwinds
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: