mist

Example Sentences

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Tule fog forms when heat escapes from the ground on clear, calm nights, and moisture in the air condenses into a low-lying mist.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

Tule fog—a dense, low-lying mist named for a reedlike plant that grows in the region’s marshes—can settle over California’s vast agricultural heartland, typically from November through March.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

But on Sunday there will again be some sunny spells, once morning mist and fog has cleared.

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026

When my partner had an asthma attack, we went to the clinic and within minutes, he was breathing in albuterol mist from a nebulizer.

From Salon • Feb. 15, 2026

His voice seemed to vanish in the mist.

From "Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher" by Bruce Coville