billow

Example Sentences

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I loved watching the fallen leaves billow up from the road in great whirling circles as I drove by.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 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

Intense pyrocumulonimbus plumes billow from the raging Park fire in Northern California.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 7, 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

We couldn't turn and go back because now the ice behind us had started to billow.

From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell