smoke signal
Example Sentences
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“It also raises a smoke signal for people to come home to the places where we can be nourished.”
From Seattle Times • Apr. 26, 2023
"So yeah, I feel as though hopefully this film will be a smoke signal," he says.
From BBC • Jul. 13, 2021
It was March 2013, and she was waiting in a cold rain for the Vatican smoke signal that would soon announce the selection of Pope Francis.
From New York Times • Sep. 17, 2019
As knowledge has evolved, so has the means to share it: smoke signal, semaphore, parchment, printing press, telegraph, telephone, YouTube, etc.
From Washington Post • Mar. 7, 2018
Bang on a log, send me a smoke signal, SOMETHING!
From "Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie" by Jordan Sonnenblick
