mushroom cloud

Example Sentences

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Harry Truman’s legacy froze the moment the mushroom cloud rose over Hiroshima.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026

Federal investigators later concluded that the open burn and the black mushroom cloud it produced were unnecessary, but it was too late.

From Salon • Oct. 5, 2024

And just as nuclear blasts produce a distinctive mushroom cloud, uncontrolled wildfires can be powerful enough to generate their own weather.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 22, 2024

I crept to my one window and pulled aside the curtain, expecting to see a mushroom cloud rising over the Los Angeles basin.

From New York Times • Feb. 12, 2024

He accidentally knocked a tray of chemicals off the counter and made an Orange mushroom cloud in the trash can.

From "The Sea of Monsters" by Rick Riordan