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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

But the biggest draw might be the deathlike stench when they open—and people are willing to wait hours to catch a whiff.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026

A big whiff of inflation also permeated the S&P report.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 23, 2026

No matter how gnarly the form and finish, there’s always a whiff of the precious and the cute—or, in the case of avant-garde “sculptural” jewelry, the pretentious or vainglorious.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 10, 2026

I toss the note back onto the bed, eyeing the sheets before giving them a quick whiff to be safe.

From "Five Feet Apart" by Rachael Lippincott

In referencing punk culture, Gyllenhaal whiffs her mark, which is somehow even more punk.

From Salon ● Mar. 8, 2026

Between his slider and splitter, he got 21 whiffs on 39 swings, helping him rack up a rookie World Series record 12 strikeouts.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2025

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

But aesthetically and tonally, whiffs of affluence are in reach for those who want a taste.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 7, 2025

I get whiffs of it whenever we stumble into each other on the way to school.

From "Lucky Broken Girl" by Ruth Behar

But it turned out they whiffed on him—and lost their own star in the process.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 4, 2026

Collectively, Wall Street has whiffed on its forecasts in 2026.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 8, 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

People were more often-he searched for a simile, found one in his work-torches, blazing away until they whiffed out.

From "Fahrenheit 451" by Ray Bradbury

Many have questioned whether Jarmond should be involved in selecting Foster’s replacement after so badly whiffing on his hiring.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2025

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

After whiffing on a check attempt on Sprong on Detroit’s goal, Entwistle tied it at 1 when he converted a nice setup by Reese Johnson at 3:29.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 25, 2024

Besides whiffing on his pass to clear the puck on Montreal’s first goal, Hill said he was happy with his performance while improving to 5-0-1 after the first month of the season.

From Washington Times ● Oct. 31, 2023

By day nineteen after the whiffing incident, when they hadn’t had any bloody noses, Peter Jahrling and Tom Geisbert began to regard themselves as definite survivors.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston