smoggy

Example Sentences

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The notoriously smoggy air of Mexico City has gotten much clearer.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

Authorities once again issued an alert on Friday, a common occurrence on smoggy winter days, with cleaner air expected by Sunday.

From Barron's • Jan. 23, 2026

On a recent smoggy morning, the hulking San Bernardino Mountains veiled by a gray-brown haze, Eric Lawson paused to offer his thoughts.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 2, 2025

With days of more pollutants building up close to the ground, then the smoggy layer became toxic and very dense.

From BBC • Dec. 5, 2023

They call this part of California the Inland Empire, and it’s always smoggy, because whatever nastiness is in the air gets blown here and caught against the mountains.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman