How to Use wisp in a Sentence

wisp

noun

• Wisps of steam rose up from the teapot.
• Wisps of cotton candy clung to his mouth.
• Chomko is just a wisp over 5 feet tall, but skill trumps size.
  — Patrick Z. McGavin, Lake County News-Sun, 13 Mar. 2018
• There is still a wisp of bready wheat present balanced with the spicy and rich oak notes.
  — The Courier-Journal, 12 Oct. 2022
• Get your pan very hot, add a little fat, and wait for a wisp of smoke to rise.
  — Washington Post, 17 Feb. 2022
• Even her baby hairs had untamed wisps.
  — Essence, 26 Jan. 2026
• Her compact bulldog build is stout but lean, with a wisp of a tail.
  — Hillary Davis, Daily Pilot, 29 Aug. 2019
• 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
• Her brunette locks were pulled back in a clip with some longer wisps hanging down from the side of her bangs.
  — Tracey Harrington McCoy, Peoplemag, 8 June 2023
• White walls, lots of different wood tones, a few wisps of murky blue and sea-glass green.
  — Mimi Read, House Beautiful, 9 May 2016
• The artist had a thick build, serious face and a wisp of a mustache.
  — Deirdra Funcheon, Washington Post, 8 Jan. 2020
• Life is here today and gone tomorrow, like a breath or a wisp of smoke.
  — C Jackson Cowart, charlotteobserver, 15 July 2017
• At the rear, an occasional faint wisp of smoke emerged from the oil catch tank.
  — Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 6 Sep. 2022
• An enigmatic wisp of keyboard here, the faintest pulse there.
  — Vulture Editors, Vulture, 20 Apr. 2021
• The current unit can handle a much greater range of pulse strengths, without even a wisp of smoke.
  — Alex Davies, WIRED, 12 Apr. 2018
• The dark hat covered most of her bangs, save for a few wisps poking out right around her eyebrow area.
  — Gabi Thorne, Allure, 26 June 2023
• Once the opening occurs, the wisp will quickly grow into a thick bush.
  — Jefferson County Cooperative Extension, AL.com, 29 Mar. 2018
• The first sign of the explosion was a wisp of smoke and a muffled blast, survivors said.
  — sandiegouniontribune.com, 27 May 2018
• There’s a wisp of strawberry fruit on the palate, along with citrus and savory notes.
  — Michael Alberty | For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 19 Mar. 2022
• Her textured ponytail was splayed out above her to look like a wisp of smoke pluming from a chimney.
  — Gabi Thorne, Allure, 10 Aug. 2023
• In the brightening dawn, a wisp of cloud formed above the valley where many of the miners came from.
  — Carlo Gabuco, National Geographic, 9 Apr. 2019
• Two, wood chips provide more of a wisp than a plume of smoke, so your food won’t have that brawny, outdoorsy flavor.
  — Jim Shahin, sacbee, 5 Sep. 2017
• Two, wood chips provide more of a wisp than a plume of smoke, so your food won't have that brawny, outdoorsy flavor.
  — The Washington Post, NOLA.com, 30 Aug. 2017
• Added to that is a woodsy underpinning of sandalwood and a wisp of smoke.
  — Dana McMahan, The Courier-Journal, 6 Dec. 2022
• All that kept Brown out of the muck Wednesday was a wisp of air that paragliders call bug farts.
  — Beth Bragg, Anchorage Daily News, 1 Aug. 2021
• Despite the hype, there still are only wisps of validation in this space.
  — Meghana Keshavan, STAT, 1 Dec. 2023
• The whites are dipped in an extremely light batter and quick-fried just enough to warm up the egg and put on a wisp-thin crust.
  — al, 5 Aug. 2019
• Santos showed me the tattered wisp of a piece of paper with his uncle's name and phone number on it.
  — Juju Chang, ABC News, 9 Nov. 2021
• In real time, viewers like me learned that those white wisps meant that the shuttle had exploded.
  — Harvey Young, Chicago Tribune, 29 Jan. 2026
• Keep your eye on the little wisp of cloud just above the cumulonimbus, right in the middle of the frame.
  — Phil Plait, Discover Magazine, 25 Oct. 2011