get wind of
Example Sentences
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It was the one point the SBU worried most that the FSB might get wind of the operation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 10, 2025
Get organized: The minute you get wind of a possible layoff, start readying your finances, medical needs and personal belongings.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 8, 2022
Investors use them to shadow chief executives to get wind of corporate mergers.
From New York Times ● Feb. 3, 2022
But a dishonest former IRS agent and a thuggish Bahamian customs official get wind of it and hope to trick Doc into revealing the location of the rest of the treasure.
From Washington Times ● Feb. 12, 2020
At the same time he sniffed, trying to get wind of the peanut butter at the end of the maze.
From "Ralph S. Mouse" by Beverly Cleary
