Example Sentences

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Wisps of gray ran through the bushy beard radiating from his face.

From New York Times • May 13, 2024

Wisps of smoke could still be seen coming out from the top of the ravaged apartment blocks.

From BBC • Feb. 23, 2024

Wisps of orange and pink dance above, intertwining across the Los Angeles skyline, fading behind the concrete jungle that unfurls below Cathedral High’s football field.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 4, 2022

Wisps of pixels will float across your vision like ghastly spirits.

From The Verge • Nov. 18, 2021

Wisps of smoke were coming under the door.

From "Time Bomb" by Joelle Charbonneau