plume

Example Sentences

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As the engines ran, the smell came back, along with plumes of a fog deep enough that he struggled to see beyond the first 15 rows.

From The Wall Street Journal

A motorist, Darren Springer, 60, said he was driving south out of Death Valley when he saw an explosion that sent up a thick plume of black smoke.

From Los Angeles Times

An AFP reporter heard loud cracking sounds, possibly from the burning bamboo, and saw thick plumes of smoke billowing from at least four buildings as flames and ash reached high into the sky.

From Barron's

But by stretching this story to its absolute limits and removing its darkest components, there is no rousing plume of rage to compel the viewer.

From Salon

A plume of smoke billowed from the crash site as emergency vehicles sped towards it.

From Barron's