sniffer

Example Sentences

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Even though the chief sniffer, The Dog is no longer here, bitter melons still appear like clockwork reminding me that home, and my own, isn’t, aren’t too far away.

From Salon • May 9, 2026

The sources said the tool, called a "signal sniffer", was mounted on a helicopter.

From BBC • Feb. 18, 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

But it is this strong smell, as well as the smell associated with their insect poo - frass - that makes them ideal to be found by sniffer dogs.

From BBC • Aug. 30, 2025

Her ashen hair sits in a quivering pile atop her head and her spectacles, if not teetering on the end of her sniffer, hang from a sterling chain to rest upon her ample bosom.

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin