Noun
The sun is shining and there's not a cloud in the sky.
flying high above the clouds
It stopped raining and the sun poked through the clouds.
a cloud of cigarette smoke
The team has been under a cloud since its members were caught cheating.
There's a cloud of controversy hanging over the election. Verb
greed clouding the minds of men
These new ideas only cloud the issue further.
The final years of her life were clouded by illness.
Recent Examples on the Web
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Noun
Rest assured, there’s more than a silver lining in that gray cloud.—Chris Carosa, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025 Palo Alto continues to win business in both the cloud and on premises.—Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 13 Mar. 2025
Verb
However, their long-term future is clouded with doubt.—Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025 Honda’s move to make the carmaker its subsidiary and push for deeper staff cuts at Nissan further clouded the fate of the deal, according to the report.—Jenni Reid,lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 11 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for cloud
Word History
Etymology
Noun
Middle English, rock, cloud, from Old English clūd; perhaps akin to Greek gloutos buttock
Share