wisp
Example Sentences
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She ran into the dress shop with wisps of straw stuck to her legs and only minutes to choose, for the wagon could not wait long.
From Literature
It showed wisps of fog floating by, and below the fog was the ocean.
From Literature
Two pianists weave together brief musical statements—crawling, low-end figures; chiming high notes; staggered phrases; wisps of possible melodies.
He zooms the camera in to wisps of white smoke rising from the dirt.
From Los Angeles Times
The remark carries a delicate wisp of rueful irony.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.