smog

Example Sentences

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But the war ended, and the smog didn’t, and L.A. wiped its weepy red eyes and demanded some solutions, dammit.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

It messed with our glamorous aviation industry; once, it skewed the odds at a beauty pageant because the planes flying contestants in from around Southern California to the Glendale airport couldn’t land in the smog.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

In truth, ever since we’ve built towns and cities, we’ve made smog — whatever you call it.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

“Today we can say all aboard on what will be the highest ridership light rail in the country, easier commutes, less smog, more access to housing.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

The word smog won't be coined until early the next century, but the air is so toxic that hundreds of Londoners die from bronchitis the year Vincent arrives.

From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman