How to Use in the air in a Sentence

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  • Skies in the city have been orange, with the smell of smoke in the air.
    Leon Imber, New York Times, 17 July 2026
  • Fans launched their beer in the air when the final whistle rang out.
    Eleanor Nash july 4, Kansas City Star, 4 July 2026
  • Fox closed with a two-under 68 and thrust his arms in the air.
    Doug Ferguson, Los Angeles Times, 19 July 2026
  • The mood changed just like that, and suddenly love was in the air.
    Steve Sedgwick, CNBC, 9 July 2026
  • This is just the price that is paid for the adventure in the air duct.
    Padgett Powell, Harpers Magazine, 30 June 2026
  • In this process, the mixed plastic was briefly exposed to mild heat in the air.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 16 July 2026
  • An adventure in the air ducts, where mold grows and the cool wind costs a ton.
    Padgett Powell, Harpers Magazine, 30 June 2026
  • The pressure in the air is causing the winds to act in ways the club rarely sees.
    Gabby Herzig, New York Times, 16 July 2026
  • Love was in the air for the couple, who are now in police custody.
    Marina Watts, Entertainment Weekly, 1 July 2026
  • If the service feels fast and reliable in the air, that could build trust fast.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 20 July 2026
  • There would be smoke somewhere in the background and the freshness of the ocean in the air.
    Aly Walansky, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
  • Advocaat threw his arms in the air, dropped back into his seat, and wept again.
    Kevin Kruse, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
  • There is also a chance that a faint smoky smell will be in the air, the weather service said.
    Kansas City Star, 21 July 2026
  • There’s a lot of molecules and stuff in the air because of the forest fires.
    Alessandra Freitas, CNN Money, 18 July 2026
  • When the team started to head out, thousands of hands reached in the air to wish them goodbye and good luck.
    Julianna Mejia, Kansas City Star, 3 July 2026
  • Heat them in the oven or microwave, on the grill, or in the air fryer and serve with a salad or side dish.
    Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 3 July 2026
  • Smoke hung heavy in the air as a perimeter of red police tape lined the entrance to the train station.
    Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2026
  • These masks can protect you from inhaling particles in the air around you.
    Colleen E. Reid, The Conversation, 16 July 2026
  • Tiny particles in the air can cause a range of short-term and chronic health issues, experts say.
    Devi Shastri, Chicago Tribune, 19 July 2026
  • Yet the Cubs are paying Bregman to hit the ball hard, in the air and into the seats.
    Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 9 July 2026
  • This breezy linen long-sleeve shirt is perfect on its own, but it can also be worn open over a tank top or a dress if there’s a chill in the air.
    Melony Forcier, Travel + Leisure, 4 July 2026
  • Love wasn't the only thing in the air at a Wisconsin wedding last month, bullets were as well.
    Sean Joseph Outkick, FOXNews.com, 6 July 2026
  • However, the sideline referee threw his flag in the air – offsides.
    Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 2 July 2026
  • Disneyland arborists use boom lifts to trim the tallest trees in the park, but the park’s tallest lifts only reach 80 feet in the air.
    Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 7 July 2026
  • Flight tracking data shows the helicopter was at about 300 feet in the air when traversing the area.
    Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 29 June 2026
  • The Texas players kicked our bats, yelled at our girls, stuck their tongues out, threw the ball in the air after every inning and on and on.
    Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 20 July 2026
  • Some of those gases react with oxygen and become carbon dioxide and water vapor in the air.
    Kasha Patel, CNN Money, 17 July 2026
  • The plane landed in Shannon after more than four hours in the air, FlightAware reports.
    Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 13 July 2026
  • Similarly, trees will need less water when humidity is high as there is more moisture in the air.
    Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 25 June 2026
  • Trump may threaten a land incursion to take key islands, or greater escalation in the air campaign.
    Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 17 July 2026

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