up in smoke
Example Sentences
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The alternative is to continue draining everything of value as it goes up in smoke.
From Salon ● Aug. 12, 2026
"We've been there since the beginning," Goncalves said in the carbonised town of Le Porge, which has seen some 12 percent of its buildings go up in smoke.
From Barron's ● Jul. 31, 2026
"We came home and the whole place was up in smoke and we just got the dog out just in time," McAlonan told BBC News NI.
From BBC ● Apr. 20, 2026
According to Rubner, contracts tied to $5 trillion in underlying value will go up in smoke that day, although that figure could fluctuate between now and then.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 4, 2026
The burning sends up in smoke most of the nutrients in the vegetation—almost all of the nitrogen and half the phosphorus and potassium.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
