get a whiff
Example Sentences
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“The minute they get a whiff of vampires and all that, they immediately check out.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 14, 2026
Just a week earlier, in trial runs, perfumes were piped into the air so people could get a whiff of the Emerald City.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 3, 2025
When such a specimen appears ready, it triggers bloom watches and people line up around the block to get a whiff.
From Salon • May 27, 2025
Have you ever met someone where they don’t know who you are, but then they get a whiff, and suddenly open up?
From New York Times • Nov. 1, 2022
I get a whiff of meat frying, the smell most likely coming in through the few open windows.
From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland
