wisp
Example Sentences
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Above ground it is a low-slung angular wisp of an object, whose cladding in mirrored steel deprives it of any sense of form or substance.
From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 24, 2025
Six years later, Ritter’s muse finally latched onto that wisp of a notion and it is now a full-blown “hall of distorted mirrors” thriller called “Retreat.”
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2025
I float cucumber slices in my water and I swear like I feel like I'm getting a little wisp of a spa experience in my otherwise non luxurious life.
From Salon • Jan. 20, 2024
Breathing in a light wisp of this aromatic elixir takes me back to my Boy Scout campouts, cooking on an open fire and roasting marshmallows.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 21, 2023
He rolled the wisp between his two palms.
From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia
Vocabulary lists containing wisp
The Giver
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