get a whiff

Example Sentences

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“The minute they get a whiff of vampires and all that, they immediately check out.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 14, 2026

Just a week earlier, in trial runs, perfumes were piped into the air so people could get a whiff of the Emerald City.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 3, 2025

When such a specimen appears ready, it triggers bloom watches and people line up around the block to get a whiff.

From Salon • May 27, 2025

Have you ever met someone where they don’t know who you are, but then they get a whiff, and suddenly open up?

From New York Times • Nov. 1, 2022

"Man, I was down at Malloy's," I said, pulling my shirt up over my nose to get a whiff.

From "When I Was the Greatest" by Jason Reynolds