The wind was still at gale force, but so silent.
The gale force with which she spun around could have knocked over a 400-pound man.
His scanners showed the wind building up toward gale force.
The insight struck her with gale force: that was what marriage did!
High winds are not uncommon in winter although rarely above gale force 7.
For this "Wind" to achieve anything approaching gale force, he needs a lot more assistance than he's getting.
The stuff flooded in through an open, eastern window casement at gale force.
Winds blowing in from the Atlantic occasionally reach gale force.
The island received light rain, wind gusts to near gale force, and some surf.
He's quoted saying, "With an 11-seat margin, even a tiny wind, not necessarily a gale force, can make all the difference in the world."