smoking

Example Sentences

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Smoking litter and cigarette butts were spotted on 88.1% of the roads surveyed, while confectionery packaging was found on 80.7%.

From BBC • May 6, 2026

I’ve always found it hard to distinguish between Joe Carnahan and Guy Ritchie, maybe because one director made “Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels” and the other made “Blood, Guts, Bullets and Octane.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026

Smoking rates in South Korea have fallen over the past decade, with about one-fifth of the population now reporting that they smoke, according to the NHIS.

From Barron's • Jan. 15, 2026

They were all fairly commonplace findings: Smoking is bad, exercising is good, eating more fruit and vegetables is good, etc.

From Slate • May 19, 2025

Smoking has dropped sharply among the better educated, but not among the less.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times