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McKenna recalls production having to smoke out snakes and scorpions each day before filming began.—Diana Lodderhose, Deadline, 4 Mar. 2026 Everyone is trying to smoke out moles, or plant some of their own.—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 14 Jan. 2026 Imposing the personality cult upon the state is designed not only to burnish the leader’s image, but to create opportunities to smoke out dissidents.—Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 30 Dec. 2025 Crews also need precisely the right wind conditions -- enough movement to lift smoke out of the valley, but not so much that torches won't stay lit.—CBS News, 9 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for smoke out