sniffer

Example Sentences

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The sources said the tool, called a "signal sniffer", was mounted on a helicopter to fly over an area where officials believe she might be, to track down her exact location.

From BBC • Feb. 17, 2026

Deputy police commissioner Sahibzada Yousaf told local media that sniffer dogs and advanced technology were used to ensure everyone was rescued from the rubble.

From BBC • Jan. 11, 2026

Federal prosecutors said they were taken into custody after a judge ordered searches of their homes in the city by police officers backed by explosive sniffer dogs.

From BBC • Oct. 10, 2025

One officer is said to have been so upset by the decision to call off the hunt for bodies that he returned with sniffer dogs to make an unauthorised search of the area.

From BBC • Jul. 30, 2025

Truant officers and their sniffer dogs'd be put on my trail.

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell