sniff
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Just one in the eighth for GB gave Canada the sniff of an opportunity and that snatched it ruthlessly, capitalising on some slack stones in the ninth to lead 8-6 going into the last.
From BBC • Feb. 21, 2026
Having failed to even reach the playoffs for the past three years, nobody in September gave new head coach Mike Vrabel and his team a sniff of winning what would be a record-breaking seventh title.
From Barron's • Feb. 3, 2026
Rampling crackles as a matriarch who can sniff out her kids’ lies and insecurities but has the good manners not to say anything.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 24, 2025
In some cases, the officers are meant to sniff out any scent of treason or collaboration.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 22, 2025
Beowulf paused long enough to take a deep sniff.
From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood
Vocabulary lists containing sniff
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