- present tense form of fume (3rd person singular).
fumes
Example Sentences
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She works mostly under a hood, which vents the chemical and fecal fumes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
Jobs at shopping centres were ruled out because of the fumes from restaurants, and even in smaller environments her colleagues' eating habits could affect her.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
Families live and work under the same roof, often separated from mountains of waste by little more than a staircase or curtain, exposing them to foul odours, plastic fumes and other health risks.
From Barron's ● Jul. 18, 2026
Before long, she said, she got persistent headaches, which she blamed on fumes from the dump three miles away.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 12, 2026
The next car, a banged-up red sedan, went past them in a cloud of exhaust fumes.
From "Lupita Mañana" by Patricia Beatty
