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

The smells of breakfast wafted up the steps and into the open door of his bedroom.

From Literature

It was as if she were trying to inhale the education that wafted so casually from my pores.

From Literature

The smell of pancakes and eggs wafted through Buzz Smith’s campsite.

From Literature

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

From BBC