whiff
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There is much work to do in defence, for sure, but they can do that work from a position of strength - with the whiff of an extra £40m in their nostrils.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
If every Miyazaki movie has a whiff of biographical relevance, one might see “Kiki’s Delivery Service” as his statement of creative purpose and motivation.
From Salon ● Jul. 30, 2026
While “Best and Last” is a whiff, I can forgive this band of bozos’ urge to make it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026
A big whiff of inflation also permeated the S&P report.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 23, 2026
Just then, I get a whiff of something horrible.
From "Popcorn" by Rob Harrell
Even with the altitude affecting the shape of his pitches, he was getting whiffs on his curveball.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
In referencing punk culture, Gyllenhaal whiffs her mark, which is somehow even more punk.
From Salon ● Mar. 8, 2026
His fastball averaged only 88.4 mph, down a tick from its already diminished average, and it generated no whiffs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 15, 2025
So far, his trademark splitter has been an effective weapon, yielding just a .158 batting average to opponents while generating whiffs on 35% of swings.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 13, 2025
The air was calm, though animals’ slops and whiffs of burning wood made it rank.
From "Crispin: The Cross of Lead" by Avi
He whiffed and, as his belly careened iceward, made a desperate swat at the puck that lifted it over the glove of the Vegas goalie to give the Hurricanes a lead they’d never relinquish.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 13, 2026
Howden had a chance to double the lead less than six minutes before the second intermission, but he whiffed trying to bat a loose puck in an open net from the right side.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 5, 2026
In their mutual aim for a modern twist on a timeless classic, both the star-studded, multi-million dollar Apple TV+ movie and the low-budget indie comedy whiffed it entirely.
From Salon ● Dec. 24, 2025
In fairness, Justices Clarence Thomas and Neil Gorsuch peppered Patterson with favorable softballs, some of which the attorney bafflingly whiffed.
From Slate ● Oct. 8, 2024
When scents of frying oil and incense whiffed past me, I knew Chinatown was just the next block over.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
And Jude isn’t above including a mocking slow-motion shot of a spoiled French boy totally whiffing a soccer kick.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 22, 2026
But when they did try to attack it, they could do nothing with it, whiffing on the pitch five times and recording outs on the only two that were put in play.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 5, 2025
Few things get GMs fired faster than whiffing on quarterbacks, which means six of them are on the clock.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 25, 2024
The Yankees swung at them 29 times, whiffing just four times, fouling off 15 and putting 10 in play — six went for hits.
From Seattle Times ● May 29, 2023
“I got a new character for you,” Jack said, whiffing at a snowball with his stick.
From "Breadcrumbs" by Anne Ursu
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