sniff at
Example Sentences
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The Incorrigible children slid more gracefully off their mounts and began to sniff at the air, while the three smaller wolves ran in tight circles, whimpering and skimming their muzzles along the ground.
From Literature
What he lacked was a modicum of a chance, a sniff at goal.
From BBC
But Parris came off after an hour, having struggled to implement England's press and having barely had a sniff at goal.
From BBC
So in the interest of self-improvement, I open my pack of what look like markers and sniff at them one by one.
From Salon
It was about 8:30 p.m. when the spotted beast appeared and stopped to sniff at mountain lion scat before opening its jaw.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
