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

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

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 3, 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

The dormant seeds waft a light citrusy scent.

From New York Times • Apr. 4, 2024

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