mist
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The historic El Escorial monastery -- a major tourist attraction -- was shrouded in a grayish, smoke-filled mist.
From Barron's ● Jul. 25, 2026
Fifa has introduced climate-controlled benches, the provision of water and electrolyte drinks, ice, cold towels, fans, mist and shade.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
The American architect and artist created a contemplative moment with her two-part sculptural fountain: One stone lies flat as water bubbles up and over it, while an adjacent 11-foot-tall stone oculus emits a gentle mist.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 16, 2026
Dudamel first conducted it at the Hollywood Bowl, where it washed over the amphitheater like a mist.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 2026
Before them, behind them, and around them swirled the mist, changing shape and direction by its own will, it seemed, for not a breath of air stirred the trees.
From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda
She reaches for her portable fan which mists the air, as the air conditioning gets going.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
We will start having many different types of bottles for fine fragrance mists.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
The victories won by gladiatrixes like Achillia, meanwhile, are all but lost to the mists of ages.
From Salon ● Dec. 20, 2025
That’s in part thanks to companies riding a wave of greater interest and offering more formulations and types of packaging, such as body mists and travel sizes, that are often cheaper.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 12, 2025
Like the stuff from a cotton-candy centrifuge, mists sprang up and floated, murmuring, in the silent halls.
From "The Martian Chronicles" by Ray Bradbury
Diane Kostka planted a sign at each checkpoint for her husband and son and misted them with a spray bottle.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 27, 2025
That means not throwing them straight into the produce drawer, and instead storing them in a misted, sealed bag.
From Science Magazine ● Jan. 23, 2024
MAUZÉ-SUR-LE-MIGNON, France — Wearing bulletproof vests and carrying guns, the gendarmes appear suddenly in the middle of farm fields misted by morning rain.
From New York Times ● Nov. 27, 2022
Like other houseplants, a tree will appreciate being misted, though be careful about mixing water with strings of electric lights.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 23, 2022
A misted half-moon had risen to the height of its arc by the time Tree-ear had swept the kiln entrance clear of ashes.
From "A Single Shard" by Linda Sue Park
New York has designated hundreds of public buildings as cooling centers, extended public swimming pool hours, dispatched volunteers to check on vulnerable residents, and opened cooling stations with misting fans and wet towels.
From Barron's ● Jul. 2, 2026
At Alo Yoga in the Grove, you can pick up Magnesium Reset Spray for misting over tense muscles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 6, 2024
Six days a week, Mr. Sawan, 55, a father of five, tows batches of fruit that weigh 1,500 pounds to a nearby processing plant, often as planes buzz overhead, misting down pesticides.
From New York Times ● Dec. 30, 2023
"We have deployed a range of fire protection devices, including a misting system in the attics, where the oak frame and spire are located - a first for a cathedral in France," he said.
From BBC ● Dec. 17, 2023
It was barely misting now; Alice was going to be right.
From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer
