billowed

Example Sentences

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As students patted soil and staked trees for support, smoke from the wind-driven Sandy fire threatening Simi Valley billowed in the distance.

From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2026

Footage taken in the aftermath showed a fire blazing in what appeared to be a stairwell, while thick black plumes of smoke billowed from the upper floors.

From BBC • Mar. 6, 2026

I’m not sure what would provoke anyone to tune in, but like clockwork, the viewership billowed to the thousands.

From Slate • Feb. 23, 2026

As the eruption column billowed into the sky, day turned to night.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 2, 2026

They rose into the night sky like kites, billowed, and disappeared.

From "Habibi" by Naomi Shihab Nye