smoke signal
Example Sentences
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"So yeah, I feel as though hopefully this film will be a smoke signal," he says.
From BBC • Jul. 13, 2021
It was March 2013, and she was waiting in a cold rain for the Vatican smoke signal that would soon announce the selection of Pope Francis.
From New York Times • Sep. 17, 2019
As knowledge has evolved, so has the means to share it: smoke signal, semaphore, parchment, printing press, telegraph, telephone, YouTube, etc.
From Washington Post • Mar. 7, 2018
This all took place in Jerusalem and was quickly relayed throughout the country via smoke signal and messenger.
From Slate • Sep. 18, 2013
She used it to sweep the ground around her, to create a huge cloud of ash that rose up like a smoke signal.
From "I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980" by Lauren Tarshis
