follow a scent
Example Sentences
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They can find hard-to-navigate paths through rubble to follow a scent or identify different access points to the victim, Selvakumaran tells the BBC.
From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026
Scent detection canines searching for a suspect can look past all the other odors they encounter to follow a scent trail left behind by the person they are pursuing.
From Scientific American ● Sep. 26, 2023
The dog liked to go off and follow a scent, but she usually always returned when called, Ms Belton said.
From BBC ● Apr. 21, 2022
He—nor a better dog—couldn’t follow a scent through such snow.
From The Corner House Girls Snowbound by Grace Brooks Hill
Is M. Lupin no longer able to follow a scent?
From The Golden Triangle The Return of Ars?ne Lupin by Maurice Leblanc
