Example Sentences

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Diane Kostka planted a sign at each checkpoint for her husband and son and misted them with a spray bottle.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 27, 2025

Settled in a working-class Los Angeles neighborhood, invalid parent and rebellious child clash: Anne “never so much as misted an eye when Louisa could see,” Choi writes.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2025

That means not throwing them straight into the produce drawer, and instead storing them in a misted, sealed bag.

From Science Magazine • Jan. 23, 2024

As the mood darkens, even this underwhelmed critic misted up at the sight of the two men quietly holding each other in bed.

From New York Times • Dec. 1, 2022

Now and then sprays of rain flew over and misted our faces.

From "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd