mist
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Instead, she saw a black shadowy mist drifting around the room filled with toys.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2026
Early morning mist and fog patches on Saturday may lift into low cloud, which could hang around all day.
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026
With light winds, more mist and fog is likely to form during the overnight periods and linger through the mornings.
From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026
In late autumn, it also brings the risk of mist, fog, low cloud, chillier days and frosty nights.
From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026
The woods and hills were spotted with their pools, with soft steam rising over the water and across the grass around them in a mist.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
In the Colosseum, cooling fans with mists have been set up in the entrances.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
Fair stands up from her chair, shakes the bottle and mists it over her head.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 25, 2025
The victories won by gladiatrixes like Achillia, meanwhile, are all but lost to the mists of ages.
From Salon ● Dec. 20, 2025
That’s in part thanks to companies riding a wave of greater interest and offering more formulations and types of packaging, such as body mists and travel sizes, that are often cheaper.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 12, 2025
The sky was growing brighter, and along the river the mists of morning hung in the early light.
From "Stuart Little" by E.B. White
Diane Kostka planted a sign at each checkpoint for her husband and son and misted them with a spray bottle.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 27, 2025
That means not throwing them straight into the produce drawer, and instead storing them in a misted, sealed bag.
From Science Magazine ● Jan. 23, 2024
MAUZÉ-SUR-LE-MIGNON, France — Wearing bulletproof vests and carrying guns, the gendarmes appear suddenly in the middle of farm fields misted by morning rain.
From New York Times ● Nov. 27, 2022
Like other houseplants, a tree will appreciate being misted, though be careful about mixing water with strings of electric lights.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 23, 2022
A misted half-moon had risen to the height of its arc by the time Tree-ear had swept the kiln entrance clear of ashes.
From "A Single Shard" by Linda Sue Park
With roasting summer heat reaching 95 degrees, event organizers set up misting fans and cooling buses to serve as a haven for festivalgoers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026
The Rajasekhar family raised their arms in front of the giant misting machine opposite the Colosseum in Rome.
From Barron's ● Jun. 30, 2026
To avoid overwatering you can place the pot inside a water container every day before moving it back to its original spot, or gently misting with a spray.
From BBC ● Jan. 14, 2026
Other restoration efforts include the implementation of an anti-fire misting system beneath the cathedral’s roof and the recreation of the original cross.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 13, 2024
“I can’t tell you how much I appreciate everything you’ve done for us,” Mamá said, her eyes misting over again, as she stood just inside our fenced yard, shaking Special Agent Gonzales’s hand.
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
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