Punkah example sentences
Related (5): fan, draught, blade, oscillation, cooling
"Punkah" Example Sentences
Common Phases
1. As soon as he walked into the room, he pulled the cord to operate the punkah fan.
2. The servant pulled the rope attached to the punkah to keep the air in the room cool and circulating.
3. A squatty punkah wallah worked the rope to operate the punkah fan.
4. Pulling on the rope that operated the punkah, he felt cooler air circulating around the room.
5. The punkah wallah worked the rope continuously to keep the punkah fan in motion.
6. The British officer sat at his desk with his feet propped up while the punkah fan swayed back and forth above him.
7. The hot air stirred slightly as the punkah fan swayed gently above our heads.
8. As I entered the room, I saw the punkah wallah lazily pulling the rope to operate the swinging fan.
9. The punkah's soft rhythmic creak filled the silence of the stuffy room.
10. We sat fanning ourselves in the heat as the punkah wallah slept on the job, not pulling the rope to operate the fan.
11. The fan's slow creaking and the rope's rhythmic squeaking were soothing sounds in the otherwise quiet room.
12. The punkah wallah dozed in the corner, oblivious to the fact that the punkah fan had stopped moving.
13. She sat in front of the inoperable punkah fan, fanning herself with her hand as she lamented the lazy punkah wallah.
14. The punkah wallah asked for more money to work the fan more vigorously, but no one had any cash to give him.
15. Children ran through the house, playing and shouting as the punkah fan slowly rocked back and forth above them.
16. The punkah wallah pulled mechanically on the rope, his mind far away from his task of operating the fan.
17. An old sweeper woman pulled the punkah rope, while the officer sat there moist with perspiration.
18. A rope hung from the center of the room where the punkah fan had once swung.
19. As she stepped into her office, thoughts of work disappeared at the sight of the inoperable punkah fan.
20. The punkah wallah sat in a corner asleep, oblivious to the heat in the office and the stillness of the punkah fan.
21. The punkah wallah pulled lazily on the rope, jiggling the fan enough that its soft creaking filled the room.
22. Moths fluttered around the still blades of the punkah fan that lay broken and inoperable against the wall.
23. A rope attached to the broken punkah fan dangled from the ceiling, swaying back and forth in the hot breeze from the window.
24. The punkah wallah stood up to yank violently on the rope, whipping the punkah fan into fury as it moved the hot air around the office.
25. The sight of the old punkah wallah and the rusty creaking punkah fan took me back to another time and place.
26. The punkah fan creaked rhythmically and the soft breeze generated by it provided enough relief from the oppressive heat.
27. No amount of yanking on the punkah rope could get the broken fan moving again in the scorching heat.
28. The punkah wallah struggled to pull the rope attached to the stuck punkah fan that refused to move no matter how hard he yanked.
29. In a corner lay the remnants of an old punkah fan, its blades bent and broken, ropes fraying.
30. Everyone moved sluggishly in the oppressive heat with the broken punkah fan still and inoperable.
31. The lazy punkah wallah pulled halfheartedly on the rope, resulting in a sluggish swaying of the punkah fan.
32. The rhythmic swaying and creaking of the punkah fan provided a soothing backdrop as they discussed matters of state.
33.The punkah wallah had retired for the day, leaving the punkah fan still and the room sweltering hot.
34. The punkah fan lay still as the rope tied to it hung limply from the ceiling, providing no relief from the oppressive heat.
35. The slow movement of the punkah fan and the rope's gentle sway comforted her in the otherwise still and silent room.
36. The punkah wallah had fallen asleep, leaving the punkah fan motionless and the occupants of the room steaming in the heat.
37. The punkah wallah had become too old to pull strongly enough on the rope to operate the swinging punkah fan properly.
38. Despite the motionless punkah fan and the sweat rolling down her body, she remained deep in concentration and focus on her work.
39. With the punkah fan stalled, the occupant of the room fanned herself furiously with a pamphlet as sweat rolled down her face.
40. They sat in sweat-soaked clothes as the punkah fan hung still, its rope limp and its blades unmoving in the oppressive heat.
41. As he napped in the corner, the punkah wallah didn't notice that the rope had become entangled, bringing the punkah fan to a halt.
42. The sight of the lazy punkah wallah and the motionless punkah fan filled her with irritation in the sweltering heat.
43.The punkah wallah had fallen asleep, leaving the rope still and the punkah fan motionless in the stifling office.
44. The old punkah wallah pulled mechanically on the rope, causing the punkah fan to swing listlessly above their heads.
45. The creaking of the punkah fan provided a soothing backdrop for their conversation in the otherwise still and silent room.
46. The punkah wallah's weak pull on the rope barely generated enough movement of the punkah fan to provide relief from the oppressive heat.
47. Despite the motionless punkah fan, they continued their discussion, mopping sweat from their brows as the heat bore down on them.
48. The punkah fan's mechanism had broken, leaving the rope tied to it swinging uselessly in the air without moving the blades.
49. The rhythmic creaking and swaying of the punkah fan soothed her as she lay lost in her thoughts in the stillness of the room.
50. The motion of the punkah fan and the rope's gentle sway against the stillness of the room comforted her.
51. Unable to pull the rope strongly enough, the punkah wallah had given up operating the punkah fan, leaving it still.
52. The broken punkah fan lay discarded in the corner, its only function now to collect dust and moths on its still blades.
53. The punkah wallah dozed against the wall, oblivious to the stillness of the punkah fan and the rising temperature in the room.
54. The ropes and blades of the old punkah fan were turning brown with rust and age after years of disuse.
55. The occupants of the room fanned themselves angrily as the punkah wallah slept on, leaving the punkah fan motionless.
56. The broken punkah fan provided no relief from the oppressive heat as the rope tied to it lay limply against the blades.
57. The rhythmic creaking of the punkah fan and the gentle breeze it generated soothed her frazzled nerves.
58. The punkah wallah struggled to move the broken punkah fan, but its blades remained stubbornly still.
59. As the punkah wallah dozed, the room grew unbearably hot with the motionless punkah fan providing no breeze.
60. The once-proud punkah fan now lay in a corner in disrepair, its rope frayed and blades bent and rusted.