Example Sentences

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When smoke billowed from the damaged Fairmont The Palm hotel, he decided to hunker down.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

I’m not sure what would provoke anyone to tune in, but like clockwork, the viewership billowed to the thousands.

From Slate • Feb. 23, 2026

A plume of smoke billowed from the crash site as emergency vehicles sped towards it.

From Barron's • Nov. 21, 2025

In north Redondo Beach, smoke billowed across the orange sky.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 3, 2025

Smoke billowed, and the whistle screamed as the train roared in.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck