How to Use plume in a Sentence

plume

1 of 2 noun
  • Then, a fireball and a huge plume of smoke.
    — September 19, NPR, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Early videos showed large plumes of thick smoke.
    — Greg Myre, NPR, 1 Mar. 2026
  • Three thick plumes of smoke billowed two blocks away.
    — Philip Wang, Time, 24 Feb. 2026
  • The fire sent a large plume of black smoke into the air.
    — Kris Habermehl, CBS News, 29 Dec. 2025
  • The video showed plumes of thick black smoke rising from the plant.
    — Michael Holtz, New Yorker, 5 Feb. 2026
  • The plume grew large enough to float over south Atlanta.
    — Irene Wright, USA Today, 23 June 2026
  • It is known for its feathery plumes of flowers.
    — Farima Ferguson, The Spruce, 6 May 2026
  • Two plumes of smoke rose from the blast site, Robertson said.
    — Josh Funk, Fortune, 15 Sep. 2023
  • Luckily, the plume should fade once winds die down.
    — Briana Waxman, CNN Money, 17 Sep. 2025
  • Smoke plumes out of the building as debris rains down across the area.
    — Julia Gomez, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2025
  • In the artist tent, there were plumes everywhere.
    — Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2026
  • Her dark hair fans out in slick discordant plumes, like mine.
    — Manuel Muñoz, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2025
  • The clouds and plumes of dust kicking up showed what the forecasts promised.
    — Hayleigh Evans, AZCentral.com, 28 Aug. 2025
  • Tall feather- or wheat-like plumes add eye-catching color.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 1 June 2026
  • Video from the scene showed a large fire and huge plume of black smoke rising from the crash site.
    — Phil Helsel, NBC news, 4 Nov. 2025
  • Video from the scene showed a large fire and huge plume of black smoke rising from the crash site.
    — Christian Orozco, NBC news, 5 Nov. 2025
  • Videos showed cars burning after they were set on fire and large plumes of smoke.
    — Sabrina Franza, CBS News, 24 Feb. 2026
  • Video from the crash shows a large fireball and smoke plume erupting from the crash site.
    — Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 6 Nov. 2025
  • Massive plumes of thick, black smoke filled the sky and swallowed up the tall, white spire.
    — Holly Yan, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2025
  • One showed huge plumes of dark smoke visible from a highway.
    — Omer Bekin, NBC news, 8 Mar. 2026
  • The fire now doubled in height, sending up thick, black plumes of smoke that rose above the cliff.
    — Nathan Thrall, Curbed, 25 Oct. 2023
  • Photos from the scene showed a plume of smoke rising near the wreckage.
    — Sophia Compton , Morgan Phillips, FOXNews.com, 15 June 2026
  • Large plumes of smoke could be seen billowing from the roof of the building.
    — Frederick Sutton Sinclair, CBS News, 4 Jan. 2026
  • Then an enormous blast went off, sending a plume of dust and smoke into the air.
    — Kevin Sieff, Washington Post, 28 Dec. 2023
  • Videos of the scene showed huge plumes of black smoke billowing upward near the city’s port.
    — Ian Lovett, wsj.com, 29 Apr. 2023
  • But researchers say the plume’s effects haven’t been studied at those depths.
    — Harry Stevens, New York Times, 3 June 2026
  • When astilbe’s fluffy pink and white flower plumes begin to fade, there’s no need to deadhead.
    — Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Mar. 2026
  • Even his dahlias, plump like pincushions in plumes of white, purple and pink, took home first prize.
    — Jacob Bogage, Washington Post, 9 Sep. 2023
  • But how did these plumes become a symbol of luxury in the first place?
    — Daniel Wine, CNN Money, 3 Nov. 2025
  • Thick plumes of smoke could be seen rising into the air in Sevastopol.
    — Dan Rosenzweig-Ziff, Washington Post, 29 Apr. 2023

plume

2 of 2 verb
  • High above her a column of black smoke plumed over the trees.
    — Matthew Gavin Frank, Harper's Magazine, 3 May 2023
  • Heavy black smoke plumed from the building by the time fire crews arrived.
    — Keri Blakinger, Houston Chronicle, 10 Mar. 2018
  • If black smoke plumes over the Vatican, observers know a new pope has yet to be chosen.
    — Greta Cross, USA Today, 2 May 2025
  • The smoke plumes drift towards a large Bob Dylan poster spread across the ceiling.
    — Sophie Williams, Billboard, 9 Dec. 2024
  • Ash plumes shooting thousands of feet into the sky from the summit have raised concerns about air quality.
    — Heidi Chang, latimes.com, 1 June 2018
  • The map becomes distorted, and the insect no longer associates that plume with the flower.
    — Jennifer Clare Ball, Wired, 25 Feb. 2022
  • Less practical were the faux fur and feather touches pluming pumps—try to avoid these when spring showers are on the forecast.
    — Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 23 Feb. 2026
  • Its most interesting ideas plume briefly, only to fizzle out like far-off firecrackers.
    — Jessica Kiang, Variety, 13 June 2022
  • Black feather plumes at each cuff extended past the wrists, introducing movement against the garment’s clean lines.
    — Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
  • Not just the confetti, but also pyro in the form of fireballs pluming out from the sides of the stage and sparks showering down from the tops of it.
    — Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 30 Jan. 2024
  • Videos from the scene of the crash show dark gray smoke pluming out of the building the plane reportedly crashed into, and firefighters work to put out flames around the crash sight.
    — Julia Gomez, USA TODAY, 18 Dec. 2024
  • Toilet plume aside, Winner says the steel surfaces, doorknobs, and toilet handles in a public restroom pose the greatest risk.
    — Claire Gillespie, Health.com, 16 June 2020
  • Not known for subtlety, Derby hats this year offered a range of colors and fabrics, from elegant to loud, floral to plumed and everything in between.
    — The Styles Desk, New York Times, 6 May 2023
  • These extravagant suits — plumed, bejeweled, beaded and sequined — are handcrafted in secret for an entire year, to be unveiled on Mardi Gras day.
    — Nichole Marks, CBS News, 5 Apr. 2026
  • The initial eruption produced a ~15 kilometers plume that towered over the region and dumped upwards of 40 centimeters of ash and larger volcanic debris on some areas.
    — Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 23 Apr. 2015
  • While the video describes that the engine fire test duration went as expected, fire continued to burn around the Starhopper until a massive fireball exploded around it a few minutes after pluming up high over the test area into the night sky.
    — Richard Tribou, orlandosentinel.com, 15 July 2019

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