smog

Example Sentences

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Typically, sales of the gas are restricted during the summer due to the volatility of ethanol and its contribution to smog, but the Farm Bureau maintains that new studies show the blend is non-polluting.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 29, 2026

The Altadena schoolgirl was witnessing the Big Bang of L.A. smog.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

L.A.’s smog changed just about everything around us — even the crystalline light that the Chamber of Commerce bragged about, that enticed people to come here.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

All of L.A. believed, and official L.A. passionately hoped, that once the war was over and all those smokestacks shut down, the smog would vanish too.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

But the Bay Area’s smog stung his eyes, the traffic noise gave him headaches, and the pollen made him cough.

From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini