sniffing

Example Sentences

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He spent a full minute sniffing my legs and shoes, after coming up to Viana to be petted.

From Slate • May 27, 2026

They sit around what resembles a school science lab sniffing coffee beans and slurping coffee so aggressively that there’s loud music playing to drown them out.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

Halliday: I see Agnes and Daisy as being two cats in a room sniffing each other out.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

But as Benchmark analyst Daniel Kurnos says: “No one likes it when an 800-pound gorilla comes sniffing around.”

From Barron's • Jan. 1, 2026

Since the pigs cannot find food or even find their way around without sniffing, this mutilation makes them completely dependent on their human owners.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari