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Recent Examples of wisp
Labels like Prada, Tom Ford, and Saint Laurent, meanwhile, have pushed the very limits of propriety by showing itsy-bitsy little shorts on their runways, sometimes little more than a wisp of fabric.
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Max Berlinger,
Vogue,
22 May 2026
And then Browne brought it to life, fabricating it from the wisp of a dream in the atelier.
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Nate Freeman,
Vanity Fair,
5 May 2026
Even hundreds of miles above the Earth, trace wisps of high atmosphere exert a subtle drag on orbiting objects, slowly decelerating them and eventually pulling them down out of the sky.
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Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
16 Apr. 2026
His voice is a thin wisp of smoke, more conventionally melodic than his contemporaries in the Windmill scene but still employed for the same devious ends.
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Sam Sodomsky,
Pitchfork,
10 Apr. 2026
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Max Berlinger,
Vogue,
22 May 2026
And then Browne brought it to life, fabricating it from the wisp of a dream in the atelier.
—
Nate Freeman,
Vanity Fair,
5 May 2026
Even hundreds of miles above the Earth, trace wisps of high atmosphere exert a subtle drag on orbiting objects, slowly decelerating them and eventually pulling them down out of the sky.
—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
16 Apr. 2026
His voice is a thin wisp of smoke, more conventionally melodic than his contemporaries in the Windmill scene but still employed for the same devious ends.
—
Sam Sodomsky,
Pitchfork,
10 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for wisp
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wisp
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Wear lightweight, loose and light-colored clothing and a brimmed hat.
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The lightweight frames have rubber temple grips and adjustable nose pads.
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The more common nickname, El Mencho, is said to be a diminutive of his first name, Nemesio.
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Another gender-neutral name that had a burst of popularity in the ‘80s and ‘90s, Jamie was a go-to for girls or a diminutive of James for boys.
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But with the Rockies looking a bit feisty (not to be mistaken with competent), what happens if the Giants can’t beat up on the division weaklings this year?
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Despite his size, Donald was no weakling.
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Dreyer went on to build many Indy 500 cars in the 1930s and built championship-winning sprint cars, midgets and quarter-midgets.
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Larson was untouchable in midget racing before Bell came along, and then Bell started beating Larson and forced the Californian to raise his game.
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“Wisp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wisp. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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