plume

Example Sentences

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“I’m looking at satellite imagery right now as we speak, and I’m starting to see visible wildfire plumes pop up in states like New Mexico and Arizona and Colorado,” said Swain.

From Los Angeles Times

A long gown and a plumed hat brushing both sides of the narrow stairs.

From Literature

I knew the flowers to be purple, but in the night, they were black plumes overhead.

From Literature

In a Facebook post, which has since been deleted, the state-run English-language news channel, Press TV, shared a video of a burning building, with plumes of smoke rising into the air.

From BBC

Far beneath the surface of the Greenland ice sheet, scientists have identified enormous swirling structures that resemble rising plumes.

From Science Daily