cigarette

Example Sentences

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Pyle admired the clear-eyed message of Mauldin’s cartoons, such as one depicting Willie—slumped, exhausted, a cigarette dangling from his lips—as he stands before an Army medic assigned to hand out medals.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

He said his aunt's house was built more than 60 years ago, and the unused cigarette filters and tips, were most likely from the local cigarette factory which has since closed its doors.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

There’s no casino floor to walk through and no lingering cigarette smoke.

From Salon • Mar. 7, 2026

Watts, working through an eternal haze of cigarette smoke, gives as fine a performance as the nagging-mother material allows.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 13, 2026

When she returns, she ushers the boys into a wood-paneled office that smells of cigarette smoke.

From "The Boy Who Dared" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti