wisp
Example Sentences
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It’s the mixed blessing of still being close to where you’re from, yet sung with a wisp of yearning.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 22, 2026
Another shows a baby Donald Trump, with his signature wisp of blonde hair, telling the U.N.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 4, 2025
I float cucumber slices in my water and I swear like I feel like I'm getting a little wisp of a spa experience in my otherwise non luxurious life.
From Salon • Jan. 20, 2024
But without a jury of a defendant’s peers performing this profound obligation, our liberty is but a wisp in the wind.
From Slate • Aug. 15, 2023
Outside, the August night was sweetly cool and serene with just a wisp of West Texas wind.
From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger
Vocabulary lists containing wisp
The Giver
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