How to Use plume in a Sentence

plume

noun

• The ash plume forced the closure of most of Europe’s airspace for the better part of a week.
  — Matthew Cappucci, Washington Post, 13 Nov. 2023
• Two plumes of smoke rose from the blast site, Robertson said.
  — Josh Funk, Fortune, 15 Sep. 2023
• Massive plumes of smoke choked the horizon as the flames drove toward the town of 1,700.
  — Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2024
• Explosions boomed from the hills to the west, followed by plumes of smoke.
  — Sune Engel Rasmussen, WSJ, 22 Oct. 2023
• There's even evidence that the plume made it all the way into space.
  — Tom Yulsman, Discover Magazine, 29 Jan. 2024
• The fire now doubled in height, sending up thick, black plumes of smoke that rose above the cliff.
  — Nathan Thrall, Curbed, 25 Oct. 2023
• Rubble spilled across the road, giving up plumes of dust.
  — WIRED, 25 Oct. 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
• The plumes of snow that lifted from the peak briefly appeared to form a cloud and then disappeared.
  — WIRED, 29 July 2023
• In some cases, like with this flare, plumes of plasma can also be part of the process.
  — Kerry Breen, CBS News, 5 July 2023
• The female plumes are much bigger and more wispy-looking.
  — Savanna Bous, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Sep. 2023
• Nearly half the lakebed sits exposed, drying by the day and blowing dust plumes when the winds kick up.
  — Leia Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune, 18 Sep. 2023
• Photos of the crash site showed the bus upside down, partly crushed and emitting a plume of smoke.
  — Sammy Westfall, Washington Post, 3 Oct. 2023
• Footage broadcast by Al Jazeera showed plumes of smoke in the enclave and carried the sound of gunfire.
  — WSJ, 1 Dec. 2023
• Then an enormous blast went off, sending a plume of dust and smoke into the air.
  — Kevin Sieff, Washington Post, 28 Dec. 2023
• Thick plumes of smoke could be seen rising into the air in Sevastopol.
  — Dan Rosenzweig-Ziff, Washington Post, 29 Apr. 2023
• Photos and video from the scene along show a massive black plume of smoke billowing from the plant.
  — Stephen Sorace, Fox News, 8 Nov. 2023
• Also last year, the Webb Space Telescope saw a plume from Enceladus that was 20 times longer than the width of the moon itself.
  — Isaac Schultz / Gizmodo, Quartz, 24 Mar. 2024
• Pampas grass plants can either be male or female; the female plants have the showiest plumes.
  — Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 11 Sep. 2023
• The heat around these plumes thins Earth’s crust above, creating cracks and sending out spurts of magma.
  — Matt Benoit, Discover Magazine, 19 Dec. 2023
• An April 18 Facebook post (direct link, archive link) shows a video of a plane trailed by a wide plume of white smoke.
  — Eleanor McCrary, USA TODAY, 25 Apr. 2023
• Mixing height is a measurement of how high a smoke column or plume can rise from a fire.
  — Paul Duginski, Los Angeles Times, 1 Aug. 2023
• Even his dahlias, plump like pincushions in plumes of white, purple and pink, took home first prize.
  — Jacob Bogage, Washington Post, 9 Sep. 2023
• Photos showed what appeared to be plumes of white smoke rising from the impact site.
  — CBS News, 11 Mar. 2024
• The heavier smoke plume will move south of the #Birmingham area as the front continues southward.
  — Leigh Morgan, al, 8 June 2023
• Stanford’s satellite data, which shows the researchers where smoke plumes have spread, goes back to 2006.
  — Justine Calma, The Verge, 8 June 2023
• An oceanside cavern dubbed Thunder Hole explodes with a plume of foamy surf as waves beat the shore.
  — Sarah Rose, Travel + Leisure, 15 Mar. 2023
• Kate's ensemble perfectly matched the plumes worn in the bearskin caps by the 1st Battalion Irish Guards.
  — Stephanie Petit, Peoplemag, 30 Dec. 2023
• Geolocated video showed flames and large plumes of smoke rising from a site in Crimea.
  — Adam Taylor, Washington Post, 15 Sep. 2023
• Gleaming white feathers covered its head, neck and chest, yielding to black plumes on its wings.
  — Safak Timur Ivor Prickett, New York Times, 30 Mar. 2024

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024