waft

Example Sentences

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Equipment makers are developing machines that are more energy-efficient, and ventilation systems that waft aroma through the lobby—an old-school marketing tactic that still does the trick.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026

In Bumrah's next over, Root's drive was deflected back on to his stumps and Woakes played a loose waft at his first ball.

From BBC • Jul. 11, 2025

Snuffle and let that sense of curiosity and discovery waft pleasingly over your proboscis.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 6, 2025

Singaporean poet Hsien Min Toh's poem, Durians, opens by referring to the fruit's "unmistakeable waft: like garbage and onions and liquid petroleum gas all mixed in one".

From Salon • Jul. 22, 2024

Uncles in aprons start up the grills, and delicious smells waft through.

From "The House That Lou Built" by Mae Respicio