vapors

Example Sentences

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Southern California is bracing for a possible leak or explosion of toxic vapors from a damaged tank that has forced thousands of people to evacuate.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 24, 2026

From there, teams in hazardous material suits can go in and “neutralize and mitigate the vapors that will be coming off of that.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

A state contractor plugged all 21 oil wells at the AllenCo Energy drill site in University Park, preventing the release of noxious gases and chemical vapors into the densely populated South Los Angeles neighborhood.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 14, 2026

One hundred feet into the square, Café Iruña’s terrace and vapors of freshly brewed coffee beckon.

From Salon • Nov. 8, 2025

I pour the liquid into a nebulizer by my bed, the small machine humming to life as vapors pour from the mouthpiece.

From "Five Feet Apart" by Rachael Lippincott