mist

Example Sentences

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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

You’d like to see things cool down, the mist cleared from the windows so they can see what’s close by.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 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

An initial search involving the Inverness coastguard helicopter was made in mist and fog in difficult terrain, before the bodies were found the following day.

From BBC • Jan. 16, 2026

It was there coming up over the hill, even though ragged bits of mist still hovered over the fields, and the cliffs were hidden under a cover of gray.

From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff