smoke

Example Sentences

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Richardson described it as "quite a common thing", for people to "make your money in the smoke and grime of Liverpool but you don't want to live there, and instead move out into the country".

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

A few days ago, he was jolted awake by a loud bang around 5:40 a.m., he said, adding that a nearby ship had thick smoke billowing from it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

An AFP journalist heard two loud explosions in the city within a half-hour period early Saturday and saw smoke billowing from one of them.

From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026

Satellite images show enormous plumes of smoke rising from burning oil facilities in Primorsk on 24 March, as well as fires at Ust-Luga and extensive damage to Kirishi on 27 March.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

“Certainly not. I just… got a little smoke in my eye,” he said so earnestly, he nearly believed it himself.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman