Overhead, the sky is clear, although he feels as though a cloud masks the white-yellow sun.

But he was on his way out anyway and the clouds of incense masked the smell.

With clouds masking the moon, the night was as thick as grease.

Thick clouds masked the globe, and the seas retreated like drying puddles.

The gray clouds of late afternoon still masked the night sky, leaving the searching men shrouded in inky darkness.

The moon was bright, but the occasional cloud masked it, plunging the clearing into darkness.

The clouds masked the sky overhead completely, build- ing on themselves.

The splash of water and the clouds of steam had masked the movements of the intruder.

Behind them, a cloud of dust masked more Federal soldiers.

The rain had stopped earlier in the day, but clouds still masked the stars.