Example Sentences

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Wisps of gray ran through the bushy beard radiating from his face.

From New York Times • May 13, 2024

Wisps of smoke could still be seen coming out from the top of the ravaged apartment blocks.

From BBC • Feb. 23, 2024

Wisps of pixels will float across your vision like ghastly spirits.

From The Verge • Nov. 18, 2021

Wisps of fringe swished from the hem of a lemon-yellow creation, its model clutching a shiny handbag adorned with safety pins.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 1, 2021

Wisps of smoke spiraled upward from the dragon’s nostrils.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin