wisp

Example Sentences

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Above ground it is a low-slung angular wisp of an object, whose cladding in mirrored steel deprives it of any sense of form or substance.

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 24, 2025

He takes a wisp of an idea, a what-if, and turns it into a viable aesthetic.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 2025

I float cucumber slices in my water and I swear like I feel like I'm getting a little wisp of a spa experience in my otherwise non luxurious life.

From Salon • Jan. 20, 2024

Breathing in a light wisp of this aromatic elixir takes me back to my Boy Scout campouts, cooking on an open fire and roasting marshmallows.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 21, 2023

There was such sweetness in Sparrow’s wisp of a smile.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor