in the air
Example Sentences
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Smoke still hangs in the air, although it is easier to breathe than the previous evening, when the acrid smell of fire spread across Bordeaux.
From Barron's ● Jul. 25, 2026
Footage taken not long before the rescue showed Jackie sparring with subadult balds — on the ground and in the air, according to Voisard.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026
"Occasionally we could smell stuff in the air but I think that was from steelworks, not from the M4," added Narelle.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
The smell of rubbish hangs heavy in the air as pickup trucks and handcarts crawl through narrow alleyways, unloading the day's collections while children weave between them chasing footballs.
From Barron's ● Jul. 18, 2026
A couple of trolls came very near the fire, and sparks flew up in the air before they rolled away laughing in their grunty, snorty way.
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
