Example Sentences

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In his last posting on Facebook, just 11 days before he died, he described an undiagnosed eye ailment that was clouding his vision.

From New York Times • Oct. 23, 2022

Ms James drove out of the area, guessing where the correct turns were located because the ash was clouding her view.

From BBC • Sep. 15, 2021

Newsom was the keynote speaker at Tuesday’s Lake Tahoe Summit, an annual event first held 23 years ago when leaders in California and Nevada became alarmed that the lake’s water was clouding up.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 20, 2019

For the first time, the message was clouding the song.

From The Guardian • Sep. 14, 2016

I couldn’t see his face, something dark and warm was clouding my eyes.

From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer