Example sentences for: mists

How can you use “mists” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • The earlier inhabitants, the shy Mesolithic tribes and the mysterious Picts, vanished for ever into the moorland mists before the invaders.

  • To deal with the small communities of Jews and Nestorian Christian “heretics,” who had settled down on the Malabar coast in the mists of antiquity, the then Archbishop of Goa opened a local branch of the Holy Inquisition.

  • When you set out for the higher altitudes, be prepared for cold with damp mists, or for scorching sunshine.Either condition is possible.

  • If you are thinking of walking or hiking here, be warned that mists descend suddenly; you may want to go with a guide (see page 111).

  • In that famous poem, Keats rubs autumn with the balm of his moistened language: "Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness,/ Close bosom-friend of the maturing sun ..."


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