smoky

Example Sentences

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The rookie Los Angeles firefighter arrived sometime after 7 a.m., when the smoky areas were all over and easy to see.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2026

It’s used exclusively in savory dishes, namely curries, due to its robust, smoky flavor.

From Salon • Jan. 25, 2026

Billie Holiday’s 1936 recording set the song on its path into the jazz canon—her smoky phrasing revealing new emotional colors.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 5, 2025

Charred furniture, lecterns and smoky curls of carpet are piled around the entrance - its guts emptied, and debris cleared, in time for Friday prayers.

From BBC • Nov. 14, 2025

He made a smoky fire of grass and leaves to make the bees drowsy.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer