wisp
Example Sentences
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Another shows a baby Donald Trump, with his signature wisp of blonde hair, telling the U.N.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 4, 2025
“A Minecraft Movie” is just a wisp of past glories.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 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
But without a jury of a defendant’s peers performing this profound obligation, our liberty is but a wisp in the wind.
From Slate • Aug. 15, 2023
Mr. Diggory shouted, and the smoky skull vanished in a wisp of smoke.
From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling
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