smoking
- present participle of smoke.
Example Sentences
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O’Regan said he didn’t think there was just “one smoking gun” driving the declines.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026
“Even any occasional or social smoking does increase the risk of lung cancer, lung damage compared to someone who has never smoked.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
These differences remained even after the researchers accounted for physical activity, diabetes, body mass index, smoking, and alcohol use.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 21, 2026
Although smoking rates have steadily declined since the mid 1980s, helping reduce lung cancer cases overall in the United States, one group has not followed that trend.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 13, 2026
Groups of men congregate in conference, smoking and whispering on the lawns.
From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
