Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Definitions

smoke

[smohk] / smoʊk /


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

Video from the airport showed the plane landing before disappearing from view, followed by a plume of black smoke.

From Salon Sep. 7, 2026

Miami Dade Fire Rescue said crews "arrived to find an airplane that had caught on fire as a result of this crash, with heavy flames and smoke showing".

From BBC Sep. 7, 2026

Peatland fires, common in the area, generally smoulder and spread under the soil for weeks or months, emitting huge quantities of smoke and only rarely causing surface blazes.

From Barron's Sep. 6, 2026

In Taiwan, temples are everywhere, wedged between shops and apartment blocks, their incense smoke wafting into busy intersections.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 6, 2026

The horizon is dotted with fire and smoke.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly

Sander does not romanticize, valorize or flatter them: The even lighting comes from an overcast sky; they are dressed in dark suits and hats, one smokes a cigarette, and each sports a cane.

From The Wall Street Journal May 16, 2026

In 2013, the Scottish government set a target of achieving a "tobacco-free" Scotland by 2034 in which no more than 5% of the population smokes,

From BBC Mar. 26, 2026

International sales of Cuban cigars, the island nation's most emblematic export, bring much needed income to its struggling economy, with Europe the main market for the luxury smokes.

From Barron's Feb. 14, 2026

This layer channels that same instinct — and then smokes it up a notch.

From Salon Aug. 5, 2025

Letting out a low whistle, she said, “Holy smokes, Jay Berry, what happened to you and Rowdy? Both of you look like you’ve been run through a brier patch.”

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls

For five years, Sister Schubert’s fans asked, begged and eventually petitioned for the return of a frozen food composed of two things: a small smoked sausage and a soft Parker House roll.

From Salon Sep. 7, 2026

And he contributed another RBI double in the fifth — this one smoked up the left-field line to drive in one run.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 2, 2026

Barrister Arizuna Asante said Djoudi walked past the complainant as he smoked outside the restaurant shortly after 22:15 GMT, before later appearing with Eldahouzze and El Habchi.

From BBC Aug. 25, 2026

Near a petrol station draped in anti-drone netting, an employee casually smoked a cigarette, waiting for the alert to be over.

From Barron's Aug. 12, 2026

Then she went to look for somewhere to put the dirty nappy while Malcolm played with the child and fed her bits of smoked salmon.

From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman

"Many complaints are about the violation of trash disposal rules while others include smoking and trespassing," he said.

From Barron's Sep. 7, 2026

The vans belong to young Israeli squatters who play their own waiting game, smoking cigarettes and milling about.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 6, 2026

Politicians and activists pushing for safety changes have compared the addictive nature of social media to gambling and smoking cigarettes.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 28, 2026

The association remained statistically significant after researchers adjusted for age, race and ethnicity, smoking, and poverty status.

From Science Daily Aug. 27, 2026

Women were cooking outside over wood fires, smoking fish on clay ovens while children played on the shore, and goats and chickens wandered around.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo




Vocabulary lists containing smoke


Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Join 12,000,000 vocabulary learners

Start learning new words today on VocabTrainer.
You'll remember them forever.

Start training