Example Sentences

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Heavy smoke was billowing across the sky from the structure.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 19, 2025

When crews arrived, smoke was billowing from the blazing roof.

From BBC • Jun. 18, 2023

Time-lapse images shared by the agency showed the widening of a large cloud that was billowing from the volcano and moving southwest.

From Reuters • Jun. 9, 2023

But a cyclist waiting at a stoplight was overheard saying that traffic was clogged in the area in the morning and smoke was billowing from the bridge.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 13, 2022

One minute her long, white dress was billowing against her legs, and the next she was gone.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall