Etymology
Origin of vapory
Example Sentences
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A former hippie who studied Buddhism in India, Rubin admits the seminal idea for the movie came from Hamlet's vapory father.
From Time Magazine Archive
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The few times he dared to look up, she looked up, too; her eyes drifting coolly, calmly, collectedly across his face, probing with a vapory lack of concern.
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
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Even up close, the rising smoke remained vapory and indistinct.
From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull
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One of the black vapory ghosts was wearing the lion’s-skin cape of a standard bearer and holding a pole with a golden eagle, icicles frozen to its wings.
From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan
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The sea-sent mists wrap the mountains and even the lough itself in their vapory shroud.
From The Fortunes Of Glencore by Lever, Charles James
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