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

The remark carries a delicate wisp of rueful irony.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 2, 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

Breathing in a light wisp of this aromatic elixir takes me back to my Boy Scout campouts, cooking on an open fire and roasting marshmallows.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 21, 2023

The little wisp of smoke didn’t go away.

From "My Life with the Chimpanzees" by Jane Goodall