billow

Example Sentences

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She said she was at a tourist market near her home in the small town of Bucerías, up the coast from Puerto Vallarta, on Sunday when she saw smoke billowing in the distance.

From The Wall Street Journal

But when they spotted plumes of smoke billowing from the heart of town as they drove into the city, they decided to turn around.

From Los Angeles Times

Plumes of black smoke billowed into the sky.

From The Wall Street Journal

Her sails billowed like a balloon; the mast lifted and toppled off the boat.

From Literature

In Manhattan: While standing over a subway grate at 52nd Street and Lexington Avenue, Marilyn Monroe holds down her white billowing dress for “The Seven Year Itch.”

From The Wall Street Journal