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

Industry data shows that rates of fume events have been increasing, occurring in the U.S. on about 22 flights a day.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 23, 2025

However, exposures have led to diagnoses of brain injury, while families of some crew have blamed fume events for life-threatening illnesses, the Journal has reported.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 23, 2025

Southward he looked, and below his very feet the Great River curled like a toppling wave and plunged over the falls of Rauros into a foaming pit; a glimmering rainbow played upon the fume.

From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien