plume

Example Sentences

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The impact sent a roughly 100-foot plume of water into the air as it broke the ship’s hull.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026

It was the plume poppies in Michael Pollan’s garden that seeded his new book.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2026

Known as a mantle plume, this steady column of molten rock originates far below the surface.

From Science Daily • Feb. 23, 2026

The team then traced the plume back to where the rocket re-entered the atmosphere, west of Ireland.

From Barron's • Feb. 19, 2026

A pair of lovebirds, a peregrine falcon, three pink-breasted finches, and a king cockatoo fluttered into the air in a plume of feathers and a cloud of bird feed.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri