smoking

Example Sentences

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A colorful character who went viral during the 2024 Open for smoking a cigarette while signing autographs and playing.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

But if “you see men in sweatpants smoking cigarettes, hanging with their boys, lifting weights in the yard, riding children’s bicycles as their actual transportation, then you are in danger.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

In a submission to the government consultation, they argue that it ranks with smoking as a threat - and say doctors should routinely check on screen time and social media use when seeing younger patients.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

"We need a new Dagfinn Høybråten to get the whole population on board with this," said Wisløff, referring to the man who was the driver behind the introduction of the smoking ban in Norway.

From Science Daily • May 16, 2026

Joe had been at the Three Jolly Bargemen, smoking his pipe, from a quarter after eight o’clock to a quarter before ten.

From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens