billow

Example Sentences

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The flames sent smoke billowing above the nearby industrial area of Challenger Way.

From Los Angeles Times

He rushed home from work to find the 31-storey building in flames, with black smoke billowing out of it.

From BBC

Pictures show several buildings ablaze, and thick smoke billowing into the air, dominating Hong Kong's skyline.

From BBC

An AFP reporter heard loud cracking sounds, possibly from the burning bamboo, and saw thick plumes of smoke billowing from at least four buildings as flames and ash reached high into the sky.

From Barron's

A plume of smoke billowed from the crash site as emergency vehicles sped towards it.

From Barron's