sniff

Example Sentences

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It is those basic things - that mental toughness and just playing good, solid Test cricket day in, day out and not letting the other team have a sniff - that's what Australia did well.

From BBC • Jan. 9, 2026

Funny is when kids inspect their parent’s refrigerator, check expiration dates on yogurt and sniff sponges before tossing them in the garbage.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 31, 2025

The bond vigilantes, as first coined by Wall Street veteran Ed Yardeni, sniff out government largess, corporate profligacy, geopolitical tremors, and inflation risks long before other financial assets and respond in kind.

From Barron's • Dec. 24, 2025

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

Beowulf paused long enough to take a deep sniff.

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood