smoking
Example Sentences
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When Volcker — who served so long ago that smoking was still allowed in the hearing room — didn’t like a line of questioning, he would disappear behind a large cloud of cigar smoke.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 11, 2026
In 2010 research, Julianne Holt-Lunstad and her co-authors pooled evidence from 148 studies and found that weak social relationships predict mortality at a magnitude comparable to smoking and greater than obesity or physical inactivity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
And in a place like the United States, where everyone is in pursuit of power, walking around with a smoking gun puts a target on your back.
From Salon ● Jul. 4, 2026
The cast of the Disney+ hit show Rivals were confused when given fake cigarettes while filming in Wales due to a smoking ban in the work place, one of its stars has said.
From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026
During one of these interruptions, he saw them standing on the concrete apron out front smoking and talking and swigging bottles of Coca-Cola.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
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