Miasmas definitions and example sentences on Wordnik

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As Meshach felt the chill of that pond he drew down his hat and buttoned up his coat The earliest fools who turned up the bog ores for wealth," he said, "released the miasmas which slew all the people roundabout.

—The Entailed Hat Or, Patty Cannon's Times

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But in doing this you fall into the "Bush-is-an-idiot" bag of liberal miasmas. — Salon
• Light, vibrations, sounds, miasmas, etc. are translated at the level of the membranous systems of human receptors into electrons and photons. — Recently Uploaded Slideshows
It was dreadful to have you exposed so long to the damp night air, and the miasmas which arose from the river; but we are in safety now, and I try to forget all the dangers and anxiety we endured. — In the Wilds of Africa
As Meshach felt the chill of that pond he drew down his hat and buttoned up his coat The earliest fools who turned up the bog ores for wealth," he said, "released the miasmas which slew all the people roundabout. — The Entailed Hat Or, Patty Cannon's Times
I cure fevers, miasmas, and plagues. — The Man Who Laughs