sniff at
Example Sentences
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This is the evidence Robinson believes can be England's X-factor at the World Cup, irrespective of those "purists" who may sniff at such an approach.
From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026
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 • Jan. 5, 2025
The child of today, spoiled for choice in targeted programming, might sniff at the old shows, but a CGI “Pufnstuf,” which happily no one has proposed, would be all but pointless, and potentially depressing.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 27, 2023
City’s star striker Erling Haaland, meanwhile, was kept quiet throughout and never had a sniff at goal.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 8, 2023
Rishi was dipping his head in what he hoped was a surreptitious way to sniff at his armpit when Dimple grabbed his arm and said, “Look!”
From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon
