Learn · Sentences Talking About Natural Phenomena
The air smelled of smoke after the wildfire that spread across the forest.
B1Sentence
The air smelled of smoke after the wildfire that spread across the forest.
Study notes
How to use in different contexts
Describing a Scene
The air was thick with the smell of smoke after the wildfire ravaged the forest.
Reporting News
Following the wildfire, a smoky haze lingered over the affected forest area.
Sharing a Memory
I remember the acrid smell of smoke hanging in the air long after the wildfire had passed.
Creating Atmosphere in Fiction
The lingering smell of smoke served as a constant reminder of the devastating wildfire that had swept through the forest.
Rephrased versions
Formal
A smoky odor permeated the air in the aftermath of the wildfire that consumed the forest.
Casual
The air reeked of smoke after that huge wildfire in the woods.
Simpler English
The air smelled smoky after the forest fire.
Phrases to learn
smelled of smoke
Had a noticeable odor of smoke.
spread across
Extended or covered a wide area.