on the scent
Example Sentences
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Bear, an 11-year-old Australian Koolie, was one of the first dogs in the country to be trained on the scent of koala fur.
From Barron's ● Mar. 25, 2026
Officers have discontinued vehicle and person searches that are conducted based solely on the scent of marijuana.
From Fox News ● Jun. 7, 2021
She picks it up and sprays it into the air, and the gallery takes on the scent of a high school dance.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2018
In his tenth decade, he is still a free-form outsider seeking untried situations, fresh leaps — and nothing pleases him more than picking up on the scent of something exceptional.
From New York Times ● Jul. 2, 2015
They interrupted themselves for a moment to sing a synthetic quartet, with full super-orchestral accompaniment and gardenias on the scent organ.
From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley
