waft

There are flies, rats and, if the wind shifts every so slightly, a waft of thick, nauseating air from the warehouse.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026

It also isn’t uncommon for wildfire smoke from the U.S. to waft into Canada.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026

In Bumrah's next over, Root's drive was deflected back on to his stumps and Woakes played a loose waft at his first ball.

From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2025

Snuffle and let that sense of curiosity and discovery waft pleasingly over your proboscis.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 6, 2025

His scent finds me from where he stands—salt, sand, and the seas: the comforting scents that waft inside my windows in the morning when I open them.

From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton

The scent of Mexican spiced coffee brewed in a clay pot wafts through the front room.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 11, 2026

"Life is short as a drying drop of water. Don't be sad," a singer's voice wafts into the street.

From Barron's ● Jun. 12, 2026

On summer nights the sound of laughter from pubs and bars wafts through his neighbourhood - but so does the stench of rubbish.

From BBC ● Nov. 15, 2025

For years, millions of dollars have poured into controlling dust that wafts off the exposed lake shoreline of the Salton Sea, hoping to solve a serious air pollution problem in the Coachella and Imperial valleys.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2025

The scent that wafts from it is the unmistakable smell of the ocean, a bright summer day at the seashore.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern

The smells that have wafted through the neighborhood since June 17 — fire smoke and rotting meat — were much lighter than previous days.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026

Walter Heckem, 63, moved into the residence a few years ago and says the free dinners, especially pasta and beef dishes, remind him of the smells that wafted through his childhood home.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026

"Still, being together with our people again, coming home is such a blessing," she said, as the smell of incense wafted through her house, out towards jasmine trees in bloom.

From Barron's ● Apr. 22, 2026

Having made 15, Martin Andersson wafted uncharacteristically loosely outside the off stump and edged a catch to Jones at first slip.

From BBC ● Apr. 13, 2026

She tossed her head, and the curls bounced up and down and the smell of caramel wafted through the air.

From "Louisiana's Way Home" by Kate DiCamillo

Growing up in southwest France, where her father made wine and her mother operated a bed-and-breakfast, Ms. de Ferrier enjoyed how the fragrance of the château’s garden swirled with the scents wafting from the kitchen.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026

In protest, Cocker jumped on stage, wiggled his bottom at the cameras, made a strange wafting gesture with his hands and made a hasty exit, pursued by Jackson's security team.

From BBC ● Jan. 21, 2026

Taken along with the overall stink that still hangs on the Globes, which joins the general toxicity wafting in the air a mere 11 days into 2026, however, it’s all pretty deflating.

From Salon ● Jan. 12, 2026

The acrid smoke wafting from burning waste in her neighbourhood in Nigeria's biggest city, Lagos, made it hard to breathe.

From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2025

There’s an acrid smell wafting from the room.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman