Wind blew past jockey's face.

Meaning: Air moved beyond the rider's face.

Choice of Words: Wind is a noun that refers to the movement of air. Blew is a verb that means to move air. Past is a preposition that shows movement beyond something. Jockey's is the possessive form of the noun jockey, indicating something belonging to the jockey. Face is a noun that refers to the front part of a person's head.

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The wind was blowing past the jockey's face.

Meaning: This means that the wind was moving very fast and touching the jockey's face as he was riding his horse.

Choice of Words: Wind is the air that is moving. Blowing is when the wind moves quickly and pushes against something. Past means going by or moving around something. Jockey is the person who rides the horse in a race. Face is the front part of the head. When you put them together, this sentence says that the wind was moving quickly and pushing against the jockey's face as he rode the horse.

A gust of wind blew by the jockey's face.

Meaning: This means that a sudden, strong wind quickly blew very close to the jockey's face as he was riding his horse.

Choice of Words: Gust is a sudden, strong burst of wind. By means next to or near something. When you put them together, this sentence says that a strong burst of wind suddenly moved next to the jockey's face as he rode the horse.

The wind whipped past the jockey's face.

Meaning: This means that the wind was moving very fast and very strongly past the jockey's face as he was riding his horse.

Choice of Words: Whipped means to move quickly and forcefully through the air. When you put this together, this sentence says that the wind was moving very quickly and forcefully past the jockey's face as he rode the horse.

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