in the air

Example Sentences

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“Whatever,” I said, throwing my soggy hands in the air so a few drops of water sprayed out.

From Literature

“If you’re an American,” he writes, “you may already sense a possible tension in the air.”

From The Wall Street Journal

McKinney is due to fly from Dubai to Dublin on Wednesday but said that was "up in the air at the minute".

From BBC

Singlet oxygen is another reactive oxygen species, named for its single electron spin state rather than the three spin states seen in the more stable oxygen molecules present in the air.

From Science Daily

"You can hear the interceptions happening in the air."

From BBC