wafting

Example Sentences

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The smell of dill wafting through the air.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 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

One woman walked wordlessly through the neighborhood, wafting a smudge stick of burning sage.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 1, 2025

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

That means little bits of poop wafting in the air have gone into your nose and down your throat, and your body is telling you whatever you do, don’t eat any more.

From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri