Sentence examples for a puff of chalk from inspiring English sources

The phrase "a puff of chalk" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a small cloud or burst of chalk dust, often in contexts related to writing on a chalkboard or the act of using chalk.
Example: "As the teacher wrote on the board, a puff of chalk filled the air, momentarily obscuring her words."
Alternatives: "a cloud of chalk" or "a burst of chalk dust".

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Other riders park and leave in a puff of chalk stripes.

The driver, who had one languid hand on the wheel, cornered carelessly in a puff of chalk dust, tires spitting loose stones.

McEnroe argued that he saw a puff of chalk dust when the ball hit the ground, a sign that it hit the line.

He had to watch from the stands as the world's greatest sporting festival rolled into town, had to see his team-mates acclaimed as heroes - winning four medals, Great Britain's best ever total - while his own once-in-a-lifetime opportunity disappeared in a puff of chalk dust.

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Although the special effects have long been supplanted by ones that don't involve turning the camera on and off, I still love the way the medicine changes colour and the way they jump into the pavement art in a puff of coloured chalk dust and wind up with those penguins at the cafe.

That was a tiny puff of chalk,' and it actually hit the line and I called too soon.

I think it's the little puff of chalk when I snap the line that gets me so excited.

A puff of smoke.

A puff of smoke and rapturous applause.

"It's just a puff of air".

Speech begins with a puff of breath.

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