smoke signal
Example Sentences
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Richard Flynn, managing director at Charles Schwab UK, said the "biggest smoke signal" for the US central bank was the energy market, with the ongoing conflict in Iran likely to influence future rate decisions.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
“It also raises a smoke signal for people to come home to the places where we can be nourished.”
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 26, 2023
It was March 2013, and she was waiting in a cold rain for the Vatican smoke signal that would soon announce the selection of Pope Francis.
From New York Times ● Sep. 17, 2019
As knowledge has evolved, so has the means to share it: smoke signal, semaphore, parchment, printing press, telegraph, telephone, YouTube, etc.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 7, 2018
"Can't they see? Can't they understand? Without the smoke signal we'll die here? Look at that!"
From "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding
