fume

Example Sentences

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This is not the moment to run on fumes or holiday excitement alone.

From Salon

There are underground fires burning in at least two landfills in Southern California — smoldering chemical reactions that are incinerating buried garbage, releasing toxic fumes and spewing liquid waste.

From Los Angeles Times

Dr Umesh, who is a medical doctor, said that ambulance staff told her no-one has burn injuries but that some first responders inhaled "toxic fumes" and are now using oxygen masks.

From BBC

‘Our mom is fuming’: Defying our dying mother’s wishes, our dad is leaving our family’s money to his church.

From MarketWatch

A vast canyon of buried garbage has been smoldering inside a landfill in the Santa Clarita Valley, inducing geysers of liquid waste onto the surface and noxious fumes into the air.

From Los Angeles Times