How to Use cloud in a Sentence
- It stopped raining and the sun poked through the clouds.
- The sun is shining and there's not a cloud in the sky.
- The team has been under a cloud since its members were caught cheating.
- There's a cloud of controversy hanging over the election.
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The clouds were pink and streaky.
—Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2025
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Fringed plaid scarves, thick as clouds.
—Literary Hub, 14 Apr. 2026
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There is a cloud here that's not clear.
—CBS News, 19 Mar. 2026
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And there was not a cloud in the sky.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 10 Mar. 2026
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Thick black clouds of smoke rose over the city.
—CBS News, 18 June 2026
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This is the next layer of the cloud.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 24 Feb. 2026
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The sun will be out for most of the day with a few clouds.
—Adam Del Rosso, CBS News, 9 May 2026
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And fogs are closer to us than clouds.
—Doyle Rice, USA Today, 31 May 2026
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This forms the other edge of the cloud.
—Karl Montevirgen, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026
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That was like walking on clouds.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 16 Apr. 2026
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Monday looks bright with a few clouds.
—Rachael Jay, CBS News, 25 Apr. 2026
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Sun and areas of high clouds and very warm.
—Patricia Gallagher Newberry, Cincinnati Enquirer, 2 Oct. 2025
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Just a cloud of white girls just walking around.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 15 Apr. 2026
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Just a cloud of white girls just walking around.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 7 Apr. 2026
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Store copies in the cloud and on a secure drive.
—Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 1 May 2026
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The risk of clouds is lower than that of a dust storm.
—Jamie Carter, Space.com, 10 May 2026
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Day turned to night as thick, acrid clouds blackened the sky.
—Robert Wyss, The Conversation, 21 Oct. 2025
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Aerial footage showed clouds of black smoke over the scene of the fire.
—Joy Benedict, CBS News, 7 Apr. 2026
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But those figures could dip as the air stays cool and the clouds linger.
—Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Sep. 2023
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Any areas that get clouds will likely stay warmer as well.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 27 Oct. 2025
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What is the cloud, and what are the benefits?
—Roxanne Downer, USA Today, 23 Sep. 2025
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Grab a pair to feel the cloud-like comfort for yourself.
—Kyra Surgent, InStyle, 10 Mar. 2026
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Cooler with sunshine and a few clouds.
—Dallas Morning News, 20 Mar. 2026
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The next morning, rain clouds ruled out flying.
—Kim Cross, Travel + Leisure, 10 Mar. 2026
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Monthly cloud storage fees add up fast.
—Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 20 June 2026
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On the horizon a cluster of roseate clouds match the hue of my drink.
—Chandrahas Choudhury, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Mar. 2024
- The final years of her life were clouded by illness.
- These new ideas only cloud the issue further.
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Soap scum clouds the shower glass.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Charlotte Observer, 30 Apr. 2026
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There is a malaise clouding the team’s belief.
—Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 21 Dec. 2025
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But the outlook is clouded by the Iran war.
—Michelle Chapman, Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2026
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That tends to cloud perceptions.
—Josh Yohe, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
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That could cloud the forecast for cuts to rates to continue.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2025
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Substance abuse can cloud your mind and hinder clear thinking.
—Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 29 Aug. 2023
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For him, rap was always the dream, even when self-doubt clouded the vision.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 8 Apr. 2026
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Cancer had consumed her body; drugs clouded her mind.
—Allegra Goodman, Literary Hub, 11 Feb. 2026
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Overnight, skies may cloud up a bit as a slight chance of a brief, stray shower rolls through the region.
—A. Camden Walker, Washington Post, 30 Dec. 2023
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This summer's smoky haze and heat waves could cloud anyone's judgment about some things.
—Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 4 July 2023
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Their free courses range from AI to cloud to data.
—Rachel Wells, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
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Judgment clouded by the mania of macros.
—Alex Beggs, Bon Appetit Magazine, 28 Oct. 2025
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Whether either has a future is clouded.
—Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2025
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Has the day perhaps clouded my judgment?
—Allen Buchanan, Oc Register, 25 Apr. 2026
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Yet struggles could cloud the eventual plusses.
—Henry Flynn, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
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Gone is the cynicism that clouded the Biden era.
—Faisal J. Abbas, semafor.com, 16 Oct. 2025
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Skubal’s future with the Tigers is clouded as trade rumors have swirled around him.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 9 Dec. 2025
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Outside, plumes of smoke clouded the view as flames raged from the roof of the building beside her.
—Samya Kullab, Chicago Tribune, 29 May 2023
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Their constant need to disturb and cloud others’ thoughts and emotions.
—Literary Hub, 9 Dec. 2025
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Thoughts and feelings behave much the same way, clouding your outlook.
—Bryan Robinson, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026
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Don’t let your understandable love of dogs cloud your judgment.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 18 Feb. 2026
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Now 98, Smith has clouded blue eyes and the smooth, childlike face of the very old.
—Annalisa Quinn, BostonGlobe.com, 5 July 2023
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The photographer’s own warm breath could cloud the image.
—Literary Hub, 29 Sep. 2025
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But the opportunity to seize the third wild card clouds a lot of truths about their true standing.
—Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 25 Aug. 2023
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Your judgment is clouded by the hormonal crash.
—Lien De Pau, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
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Behind him, black smoke from a small fire another survivor had lit for warmth clouded the sky.
—Yaqoob Akbary Victor J. Blue, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2023
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Attachment to a belief can cloud your judgment.
—Usa Today, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
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Many, including Mirny, had been clouded out.
—Ryan French, Space.com, 20 Apr. 2026
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