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Six example sentences with vapour, each labelled with its topic.
A white vapour rose off the simmering stock and fogged the kitchen window within a couple of minutes.
Cooking
Backlighting the kettle turned the vapour into a bright plume that separated the subject from the dark wall behind.
Photography
Walking the volcanic ridge at dawn, we watched vapour drift from cracks in the rock and hang above the path.
Travel
In a cloud chamber a charged particle leaves a trail of vapour, a thread of droplets that fades within a second.
Science
The crew pumped vapour across the set from a fog machine, and the lamplight caught it just as the script demanded.
Movies
The plume above the cooling tower is mostly vapour, harmless water that turns visible as it hits the cold air.
Environment
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