smoky
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In 2022, she released the smoky electro-pop, queer anthem “Boyfriend,” which reached No. 16 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, and the theatrical “Breakfast,” a man-eater melody that declares she’s in charge.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026
"This smoky taste will only reveal itself after fermentation."
From Barron's ● Aug. 6, 2026
On a hot and smoky mid-July Saturday night at the Detroit Opera House, the front-running campaign in Michigan’s Senate Democratic primary had little to say about the Republican Party.
From Slate ● Jul. 30, 2026
"By Sunday evening everything had really begun to empty out," a holidaymaker from Essex told the BBC, adding that the air was "really smoky" with bits of ash.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
The air is smoky and filled with flying bits of debris; there’s so much of it, it’s almost difficult to breathe.
From "I Can Make This Promise" by Christine Day
The sky outside seemed even smokier than before.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 13, 2025
The darker, the peatier, the smokier, the better.
From New York Times ● Jan. 23, 2023
Pros: A smokier flavor that would suit "surf and turf" better than the other methods.
From Salon ● Jan. 1, 2022
Gas burned in stoves creates home-polluting particulates, and as summers get smokier and hotter, the choice between indoor and outdoor pollution grows more difficult.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 8, 2021
It had grown darker and smokier while they’d waited out the storm.
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
Aged Cheddar is that cheese, sharp enough to stand up to the smokiest of smoked meats.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 4, 2025
This year the festival reduced the number of outdoor performances scheduled in August — generally, but not always, the smokiest month.
From New York Times ● Aug. 11, 2022
“Today it’s actually the smokiest that we’ve seen,” Nancy Phillipe, a Yosemite fire information spokesperson, said Sunday.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 10, 2022
For the smokiest, most charred flavor, grill thick planks of eggplant and then combine them with garlic, scallions, vinegar, soy sauce, fish sauce, and sesame oil.
From Salon ● Feb. 8, 2022
Early in the sweet June morning—sweet and fair although it brooded over London, the smokiest city in the world—Cynthia was again walking in Kensington Gardens.
From A Life Sentence A Novel by Adeline Sergeant
