billow

Example Sentences

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And the roof, in turn, seems to billow from the chapel’s main tower, a white, silo-like mass.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

On the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, I was in northern New Jersey, and watched the smoke billow from the World Trade Center.

From Slate • Oct. 29, 2025

“I am crossing my fingers, we are OK for now,” said Pavelka as he watched smoke billow over the Santa Ana Mountains near the spot where he has lived for 20 years.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 11, 2024

Aromatic plumes billow out from aluminum-covered vent hoods as chefs with decades of experience produce steaming plates of crackled shrimp, juicy mussels, and crisped-up rice by tossing the ingredients in a giant, flame-cradled wok.

From Salon • May 15, 2024

A gust of wind, hitting a pile of chaff, will scatter all the parched stuff far and wide; just so, when this gigantic billow struck the boat’s big timbers flew apart.

From "The Odyssey" by Homer