Example Sentences

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But communities nearby complained that the plants were spewing pollutants.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

Meghan said she found it "disturbing" that women were "spewing" hatred at each other online, adding: "I cannot make sense of that."

From BBC • Mar. 8, 2024

“I remember what we thought was smoke rising out of the chimneys. Then there were machines on top of the buildings that were spewing this mist.”

From Seattle Times • Sep. 24, 2023

Looking for causes, investigators quickly locked on to several aluminum smelting factories near the estuary that were spewing chemicals known to induce breast and other cancers.

From Scientific American • Feb. 19, 2023

To my right, the smudge pots and that bloated bonfire were spewing out over every living thing.

From "Tangerine" by Edward Bloor