Example Sentences

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"It was clearly going too fast, the tires were smoking."

From BBC • Nov. 14, 2023

The series shifted to San Francisco for Game 3, and as the Warriors were smoking Memphis, Morant fell into a trap between two defenders.

From Washington Post • May 10, 2022

"You need to be here quick," another caller told emergency responders, noting that cars were "smoking," according to FOX 5.

From Fox News • Feb. 4, 2022

He fit right in at Mr. McGuane’s parties in Montana, where, he writes, “Men in boots and hats were smoking in the moonlight with sophisticated women.”

From New York Times • Jul. 19, 2016

A few customers had left, the rest were smoking their pipes and enjoying their conversation.

From "Fever 1793" by Laurie Halse Anderson