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If every Miyazaki movie has a whiff of biographical relevance, one might see “Kiki’s Delivery Service” as his statement of creative purpose and motivation.

From Salon ● Jul. 30, 2026

Most executives “already are extraordinarily well paid, and I’m not persuaded that the perks are necessary. There’s a whiff of entitlement here—CEOs who say ‘I deserve this.’

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 25, 2026

A big whiff of inflation also permeated the S&P report.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 23, 2026

The Knicks are still up, tickets are still going for the price of a year of private kindergarten, but there’s a whiff of the old city cynicism in the air.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 9, 2026

I get close enough to catch a whiff of Woo’s scent—a musky combination of wet fur and cheesy pizza grease.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer

In referencing punk culture, Gyllenhaal whiffs her mark, which is somehow even more punk.

From Salon ● Mar. 8, 2026

Between his slider and splitter, he got 21 whiffs on 39 swings, helping him rack up a rookie World Series record 12 strikeouts.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2025

He has quickly rediscovered the feel for his breaking stuff, generating whiffs with his sweeper and traditional slider.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2025

So far, his trademark splitter has been an effective weapon, yielding just a .158 batting average to opponents while generating whiffs on 35% of swings.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 13, 2025

I get whiffs of it whenever we stumble into each other on the way to school.

From "Lucky Broken Girl" by Ruth Behar

But it turned out they whiffed on him—and lost their own star in the process.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 4, 2026

He whiffed and, as his belly careened iceward, made a desperate swat at the puck that lifted it over the glove of the Vegas goalie to give the Hurricanes a lead they’d never relinquish.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 13, 2026

In their mutual aim for a modern twist on a timeless classic, both the star-studded, multi-million dollar Apple TV+ movie and the low-budget indie comedy whiffed it entirely.

From Salon ● Dec. 24, 2025

In fairness, Justices Clarence Thomas and Neil Gorsuch peppered Patterson with favorable softballs, some of which the attorney bafflingly whiffed.

From Slate ● Oct. 8, 2024

“I can’t believe I whiffed and you nailed it,” he said.

From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen

This time it was Miles Robinson who was victimized, sticking out his right leg but whiffing on an attempt to keep Elmali’s pass from slipping through.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026

He saved bogey after whiffing his third shot from the heavy greenside rough on the par-5 eighth.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 19, 2023

The Yankees swung at them 29 times, whiffing just four times, fouling off 15 and putting 10 in play — six went for hits.

From Seattle Times ● May 29, 2023

The Commanders have a need at the position after whiffing on veteran William Jackson III, who was released last season despite signing a three-year, $40.5 million contract in 2021.

From Washington Times ● Mar. 6, 2023

They shut the door and talked quietly about the whiffing incident.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston