miasma

Example Sentences

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Few writers since Henry James can create an atmosphere of doubt around events and character as effectively as this author does, and in “Venetian Vespers” the miasma thickens at every turn.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 9, 2025

Above all, we experience a pervasive miasma of helplessness as we are forced to watch this intolerable train wreck.

From Salon • Sep. 20, 2025

They were interning at a local dance studio, teaching yoga to kids and unsteadily emerging from a miasma of childhood depression.

From New York Times • Mar. 20, 2024

Another took footage inside, a miasma of smoke quickly obscuring the camera lens as passengers shouted and cabin crew tried to direct their next moves.

From BBC • Jan. 2, 2024

Their discourse went forward in a miasma of sweat and heat that suggested a kind of indolence.

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson