clouds

Cultural  

1. Particles of water or ice suspended in the air. (See cirrus clouds, cumulus clouds, nimbus clouds, and stratus clouds.)

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Example Sentences

He insists that a June 5 invasion will fail because of high waves and low clouds that would make air support infeasible.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

One idea is that powerful winds drag the clouds deep into the planet's atmosphere on the scorching day side, effectively hiding them from view.

From Science Daily • May 27, 2026

I’ve never had it, but I can tell you that it looks like a sky full of strawberry clouds.

From Los Angeles Times • May 25, 2026

So, a question has persisted: How much of Nvidia’s revenue is coming from just “public clouds and the world’s largest consumer internet companies,” as the company put it in its quarterly materials?

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

In the distance, thick clouds, their undersides an angry shade of dark, are swallowing up the blue sky, and the breeze carries the humid scent of the coming rain.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

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