mist

Example Sentences

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“Administrators reeled, choking on its noxious reek, as it tore their offices asunder. Cut slips, tardy slips, suspension notices, bad conduct notices, report cards--all were swept away in its churning mist. It was...the RED TIDE.”

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 16, 2023

The hot air escaping from the chamber caused the flame to flicker, but presently details of the room within emerged from the mist. x Can you see anything q?”

From New York Times • Nov. 20, 2010

“He got a message to me—he sent it on a breath of mist. He is gaining in his power.”

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell

“Uncle Jack, I don’t know why you elect to disappear into the mist. Dr. Finch scratched his head and a tuft of gray hair stood up. “I’m sorry,” he said.

From "Go Set a Watchman: A Novel" by Harper Lee

“I watched it leave her body. It was like mist. It drifted away.”

From "Gathering Blue" by Lois Lowry