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It also isn’t uncommon for wildfire smoke from the U.S. to waft into Canada.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026

It was malleable and oblong, perfectly complemented by a waft of boy-next-door blond locks and a brow that could convey emotion just as well as any histrionic soap dialogue.

From Salon ● Feb. 15, 2026

“If I get low enough, there will be a waft of methane,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2025

But Ms Weir said: "You get sometimes a big waft of air… it would make you gag."

From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2025

Instead, a faint, foul chemical smell and a cool, humid emptiness waft out from the main doors of the building.

From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland

The scent of Mexican spiced coffee brewed in a clay pot wafts through the front room.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 11, 2026

"Life is short as a drying drop of water. Don't be sad," a singer's voice wafts into the street.

From Barron's ● Jun. 12, 2026

On summer nights the sound of laughter from pubs and bars wafts through his neighbourhood - but so does the stench of rubbish.

From BBC ● Nov. 15, 2025

The scent of copal, a tree resin used by Mesoamerican cultures for spiritual, medicinal and practical rituals, wafts through the space.

From Salon ● Oct. 13, 2024

A cloud of flour wafts over from Maddy and Stephanie’s area, followed by a burst of laughter.

From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan

The Dodgers had lost Saturday, so the sounds of “California Stars” wafted through Dodger Stadium.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026

Walter Heckem, 63, moved into the residence a few years ago and says the free dinners, especially pasta and beef dishes, remind him of the smells that wafted through his childhood home.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026

They made do with no running water, and soon the smell of grilled fish wafted through the site.

From Barron's ● Feb. 22, 2026

Harry Brook, England's vice-captain, wafted and waved at Mitchell Starc bouncers at the other end.

From BBC ● Jan. 7, 2026

The Incorrigibles jumped up and down, waving their dusters so vigorously that the loose feathers wafted down like snow.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood

On the island of Borneo, the mayor of the city of Pontianak ordered schools closed due to the smoke wafting over the city from fires elsewhere.

From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026

Growing up in southwest France, where her father made wine and her mother operated a bed-and-breakfast, Ms. de Ferrier enjoyed how the fragrance of the château’s garden swirled with the scents wafting from the kitchen.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026

In protest, he jumped on stage, wiggled his bottom at the cameras, made a strange wafting gesture with his hands and beat a hasty retreat, pursued by Jackson's security team.

From BBC ● Feb. 27, 2026

Taken along with the overall stink that still hangs on the Globes, which joins the general toxicity wafting in the air a mere 11 days into 2026, however, it’s all pretty deflating.

From Salon ● Jan. 12, 2026

I wish for the wind to shift, to pull the fresh ocean air inland, instead of wafting the smell of rotting fish from the barrels down the ramp over me.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith