sniff

Example Sentences

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“It can’t, no. I can’t keep it on board for too long. I don’t need someone coming sniffing round after paperwork.”

From Literature

Danoff’s long success was due in part to his ability to sniff out large growth companies early and ride them for years of gains.

From Barron's

Then she lifts her nose into the air and sniffs.

From Literature

There were giggles and murmurs of disgust and delight from the group, then Door yelled, “Good thing the presentation isn’t scratch and sniff!”

From Literature

Hawthorne told the BBC: "People often walk in this place in despair, we see it in their eyes and their demeanour and they sniff hope."

From BBC