mist

Example Sentences

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Tule fog—a dense, low-lying mist named for a reedlike plant that grows in the region’s marshes—can settle over California’s vast agricultural heartland, typically from November through March.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

Tule fog forms when heat escapes from the ground on clear, calm nights, and moisture in the air condenses into a low-lying mist.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

When my partner had an asthma attack, we went to the clinic and within minutes, he was breathing in albuterol mist from a nebulizer.

From Salon • Feb. 15, 2026

An initial search involving the Inverness coastguard helicopter was made in mist and fog in difficult terrain, before the bodies were found the following day.

From BBC • Jan. 16, 2026

There was water in every direction, as far as I could see, and an ethereal mist hovered above it.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo