How to Use fog in a Sentence

fog

1 of 2 noun
  • This problem has me in a fog.
  • Heavy fog made it difficult to see the road.
  • The fog reduced visibility to a quarter of a mile.
  • By the time the fog had parted, the ships were set to collide.
    Zoe Sottile, CNN, 31 Mar. 2024
  • The heavy fog is believed to have caused the crash, per the reports.
    Abigail Adams, Peoplemag, 8 Jan. 2024
  • There was some fog near the ground but the skies above were clear, save for a few wisps of cirrus clouds.
    Kenneth Chang, New York Times, 18 Nov. 2023
  • Lows are mainly in the upper 40s to low 50s, and some patchy fog may form late.
    Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 4 Mar. 2024
  • The Hickox appeared out of the fog and slammed into the side of the Milwaukee, the group said.
    Mitchell Willetts, Kansas City Star, 24 Mar. 2024
  • Your sword of certainty can cut through the fog of doubt.
    Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Feb. 2024
  • His London is full of phantoms slipping in and out of the fog.
    Vulture, 26 Mar. 2023
  • Winds need to be calm or very light in order for dense fog to form.
    Mary Gilbert, CNN, 23 Oct. 2023
  • The fog was part of some stage pyrotechnics set off at his live show in Louisville.
    Justine Browning, EW.com, 22 Apr. 2023
  • Any fog that does form will quickly clear out by the second half of the morning.
    Gerry Díaz, San Francisco Chronicle, 7 Feb. 2023
  • As Joel flails in the fog, someone emerges and knocks him unconscious with the butt of their rifle.
    Randall Colburn, EW.com, 13 Mar. 2023
  • As the apples are ripening, the morning fog often gives way to warm sun.
    Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 29 Nov. 2023
  • In the fog of war these things are never more essential.
    Peggy Noonan, WSJ, 26 Oct. 2023
  • Cadets are taught how to avoid collisions when winds blow hard, fog hangs heavy and storms rage.
    Marc Santora Laetitia Vancon, New York Times, 26 Sep. 2023
  • Even from a few miles away, the death rattle of another Ukrainian city echoed through the mist and fog.
    Marc Santora Tyler Hicks, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2024
  • When the corpse stirred for the second time, Allan was just coming out of a fog of his last slumber.
    Hazlitt, 13 Mar. 2024
  • Meanwhile, more than two dozen states -- from Texas to the Dakotas to New Jersey -- are on alert for dense fog.
    Max Golembo, ABC News, 26 Jan. 2024
  • The sun attempts to burn through the fog at Chebeague Island Inn, located off the coast of Portland.
    Christopher Muther, BostonGlobe.com, 13 July 2023
  • Only on the way home did my thoughts begin to feel sluggish, like a fog was rolling across my brain.
    Tove Danovich, The Atlantic, 6 Oct. 2023
  • These dudes figured out how to get an airplane out of the sky, 100-feet up, with two living people in it, in the fog and the mist.
    Dan Morse, Washington Post, 17 Dec. 2023
  • The fog of war first became heavy 10 days after the conflict began.
    Trey Yingst, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Dec. 2023
  • Ahead of that front, widespread fog is affecting much of North Texas.
    Kxas-Tv (nbc5), Dallas News, 9 Mar. 2023
  • The irony surrounding the title game is as thick as the morning fog at Pike Place Market.
    Jack Magruder, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2023
  • Get this deal in either an ashy fog or a deep plum hue, depending on your style.
    Morgan Ashley Parker, Travel + Leisure, 24 Nov. 2023
  • Center in Kentucky, Wallen took a hard tumble off the stage after getting lost in the fog.
    Jon Freeman, Rolling Stone, 4 May 2023
  • In past years, the maze has featured lasers, fog, and monsters designed to scare and disorient.
    Molly McArdle, Travel + Leisure, 22 Aug. 2023
  • The best time to collect the bodies is in bad weather, with fog and rain, Mr. Yukov said, because Russian drones don’t fly in it.
    Tyler Hicks Marc Santora, New York Times, 22 Mar. 2024
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fog

2 of 2 verb
  • The steam from the pot was fogging the window near the stove.
  • The bathroom was all fogged up after my shower.
  • The Bay Area is no stranger to fog coming off the ocean.
    Gerry Díaz, San Francisco Chronicle, 15 Dec. 2022
  • By that point, the train’s windows had fogged up from the heat.
    Martine Powers, Washington Post, 6 June 2017
  • The custom vent and lock systems keep you fog free and on the move.
    Aaron H. Bible, Popular Mechanics, 12 Jan. 2023
  • In a pool there’s nothing much to look at once the goggles fog over.
    Bonnie Tsui, Outside Online, 10 Apr. 2020
  • My glasses do not fog up, and the cushion on the nose bridge is a welcomed bonus.
    Chloe Irving, Health.com, 23 Dec. 2021
  • One of the nurses wiped away tears, and a physician’s glasses fogged up.
    Annie Vainshtein, SFChronicle.com, 20 May 2020
  • Read More Worker saw a 'fogged up' car in a parking lot.
    Kaitlyn Schwers, kansascity, 31 May 2018
  • Bring an extra lens on a powder day—it’ll come in handy if the first one starts to fog or the light goes flat.
    Joe Jackson, Outside Online, 30 Jan. 2015
  • That snow can pile up and clog your vents, causing your goggles to fog.
    Leslie Hsu Oh, Travel + Leisure, 30 Jan. 2023
  • The shop has a perfect five-star rating and many of the reviewers mention the fact that the mask doesn't fog up.
    Jennifer Aldrich, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 July 2020
  • Planes that arrive from China are fogged, which takes up to two hours.
    Scott McMurren, Anchorage Daily News, 7 Mar. 2020
  • Bob is fogged in by Alzheimer’s and unsteady from Parkinson’s.
    Andy Newman, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2019
  • Just talking about how to write a good one — what words to use and which to avoid — is so steamy, her glasses fog up.
    Lisa Bonos, Washington Post, 19 July 2019
  • Just talking about how to write a good one — which words to use and which to avoid — is so steamy, her glasses fog up.
    Lisa Bonos, Dallas News, 23 July 2019
  • But the drug fogged her thinking, keeping her from driving.
    Elizabeth Cooney, STAT, 15 Dec. 2023
  • For an enjoyable day on the slopes, choose a pair of goggles that will protect your eyes and won’t fog up.
    Douglas Schnitzspahn, Travel + Leisure, 13 Dec. 2023
  • In fact all of their glasses, for reasons Ken couldn’t explain, had fogged up.
    Justin Quarry, Longreads, 26 Jan. 2018
  • But the feast is turning to fog as the cold weather comes and mask-wearing increases.
    Helen Czerski, WSJ, 12 Nov. 2020
  • Don’t let vague half-truths cloud your judgment or fog your thinking during the week ahead.
    Tribune Content Agency, oregonlive, 4 July 2021
  • If the ridge is not fogged in, one of the most popular hikes — and, in the summer, most crowded — is to Hurricane Hill.
    Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 27 July 2023
  • Dressed in all black, the Spy Kids alum portrays Trainor's chauffeur, as well as a fan whose glasses fog up just at the sight of the pop star.
    Robin Raven, Peoplemag, 30 Jan. 2023
  • Jack-o-lanterns in the trees, fog on the Interurban Bridge, scarecrows in the Tanner Orchard and sound effects.
    Domenica Bongiovanni, The Indianapolis Star, 22 Sep. 2020
  • Also, your warm breath can escape up your mask and fog up your glasses.
    Washington Post, 22 Aug. 2020
  • As we got sloshed about in the whitecaps, my goggles started to fog and the brackish water rinsed my throat.
    Ross Kenneth Urken, Travel + Leisure, 8 June 2022
  • The photos looked vaguely marigold in hue, but not too different from a misty sunrise in a city prone to fog.
    Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 11 Sep. 2020
  • Tons of other girls across the internet have been slipping and sliding in fogged-up booties.
    Kelsey Stiegman, Seventeen, 18 July 2017
  • The government intends to use fogging equipment to cut down on the insects.
    Vaughn Hillyard, NBC News, 17 Sep. 2017
  • The detective won’t forget the video — a bag over the little girl’s face, her tiny gasps fogging the plastic.
    Tim Prudente, baltimoresun.com, 6 June 2019

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