billow
noun
a great wave or surge of the sea.
Example Sentences
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Footage shows a man climbing from a balcony as black smoke billows out from behind him during an apartment fire in Antwerp.
From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026
In even a light breeze the polyester billows, like a bedsheet on a clothesline, providing enough shade for a family.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 23, 2026
AFP journalists who traveled to the landfill site by boat saw billows of thick, gray smoke completely enveloping houses on Salambao -- one of the islands from which people were evacuated.
From Barron's ● Apr. 30, 2026
His TikTok page billows with shortform clips from the crime scene—uploaded thrice-daily from his front-facing camera—offering benign commentary on the languishing investigation.
From Slate ● Feb. 23, 2026
The moonlight shines and billows; the broken clouds scud above the trees.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
