smoky

Example Sentences

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When he got to the end of the line, at about 8:45 a.m., he noticed a handful of smoky areas in heavier brush, and a hand line that wasn’t cut properly.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2026

We hear a Fender Rhodes piano, strummed electric guitar and a spare trumpet, conjuring images of a late night in a smoky club.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 27, 2026

It arrived and as owner Camila Espinoza instructed, “we want you to see the layered colors,” topped with smoky red sobrassada, soft Mallorcan sausage, whipped ricotta, and a drizzle of honey.

From Salon • Dec. 6, 2025

Charred furniture, lecterns and smoky curls of carpet are piled around the entrance - its guts emptied, and debris cleared, in time for Friday prayers.

From BBC • Nov. 14, 2025

His smoky form goes in and out of view like a spiderweb.

From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas