fume

Example Sentences

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In that incident, an Air Canada jet ran into an emergency vehicle on the runway that was racing to deal with a potential fume event on a United Airlines flight.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

Angel now looks like Italy’s PM and parishioners fume.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 3, 2026

On the first two legs, he and first officer Eric Tellman noticed a dirty sock-like smell—an indicator of a fume event—spreading through the Airbus A319 just as they started their descent.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 22, 2025

Shortly after, 39 members of Congress wrote to FAA administrator Bryan Bedford to ask for the agency to accelerate efforts to address fume events and provide a new mechanism for passengers to report incidents.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 22, 2025

And for five hundred years, Glerk continued to fume.

From "The Girl Who Drank the Moon" by Kelly Barnhill