whiff
Example Sentences
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It is also possible that some voters will dislike any whiff of disloyalty and division and express themselves accordingly.
From BBC
A whiff of fresh corn could draw a crowd quicker than any barker’s repetitive shout.
Its results come in a tumultuous week for stocks, as Wall Street has taken a sell-now, ask-questions-later approach to companies and sectors with even a whiff of worries about AI disruption.
From MarketWatch
This is just one way “Crime 101” completely whiffs the subtext.
From Los Angeles Times
In the absence of sufficient evidence to support these repeated claims, they have the whiff of pop psychology, and one gets the sense that Mr. Kimmel is straining to bend the facts to his interpretation.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
