smoky

Example Sentences

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Their annual emergence in the Great Smoky Mountains has become so popular that campsites sell out months in advance.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

The book, which is equal parts entertaining and incisive, charts how the “I Will Always Love You” singer was born in a family of 12 children at the foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 22, 2026

Born into crushing poverty in the foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains, her father paid the doctor who delivered her with a sack of cornmeal.

From Salon • Jan. 19, 2026

Roads and campgrounds in Great Smoky Mountains National Park were closed to visitors ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday as hurricane-force winds swept through eastern Tennessee, park administrators said.

From New York Times • Nov. 21, 2023

I beat Sneaky to the kitchen, and when I get there, I see a stack of pancakes on the table—golden brown, not burnt and lumpy like the ones Mama makes at Smoky Inn.

From "Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero" by Kelly J. Baptist