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Sentence Examples He caught a whiff of the stench of his own feet and tossed the boots aside. We may grimace and cough when we catch a whiff, but most of the time we shrug it off as part of the cost of living in modern society. She took a deep whiff of his aftershave and found it quite pleasing and different from the one Jamie used. As the train picked up speed, we caught the whiff of, well, a rest room in terrible need of cleaning. What if they bring the drug dogs through and they catch a whiff of my clothes? The scent of humans overwhelmed his nostrils as it took a deep whiff of the air with delight. Every year hundreds of new scents are marketed, but most disappear before anyone catches a whiff. I stepped into the shop, took a deep whiff of the powerful chocolate and sugar scents, and studied the pastry case. There's a whiff of scandal, too, when a youthful indiscretion comes back to haunt Josh. Harry's first real whiff of scandal came from an author named N.K. Brown, in the guise of a plagiarism suit. I am excessively, and, perhaps, stupidly, proud of the fact that there is not a whiff of scandal about the name of any cricketer from Bangalore. On the quay at Mallaig the whiff of animosity is stronger than the odour from the boxes of freshly-caught prawns just landed for market. Pre-war, there was a strong whiff of wishful thinking in the coalition's plans for Basra. So avoiding the whiff of scandal enveloping me back home, let me introduce you to the rest of my competitors. For all the whiff of street danger, this is a notably wussy, non-violent picture. The only whiff of scandal about him is whether he was involved in illegal fund raising for the President's re-election campaign. There has always been a whiff of scandal about the finances of the company. Several other recent transfers have been accompanied by a strong whiff of controversy. Yet the green light has been given on production, creating more than a whiff of scandal. Bloomington is a small town, and any whiff of scandal would torpedo the project. Show More Sentences Derek cut in, he leaned closer taking a whiff of her breath then stepped back, the stench was very unpleasant. Some seem to believe that it's their God-given right to be able to go into any bar or restaurant without encountering a whiff of smoke. A certain flower or a, a whiff of smoke can bring up experiences long forgotten. And there is always that specter of a whiff of smoke being sniffed in the exceedingly crowded theater. As a matter of fact, I used to be in that latter group, totally ignorant and aggressive towards even the slightest whiff of cigar smoke. My nostrils had discerned the insidious whiff of cigarette smoke, and, sure enough, a dark corner revealed a few glorious, glowing tips. A whiff of smoke sparked my noise, causing it to twitch as my allergies began to act, but I ignored it. As I looked at him a whiff of excrement passed my face, as if it came from his open mouth. There's a strong whiff of testosterone amidst the anti-bacterial spray and truffle odour. The graphically crisp, retro lettering style adds a whiff of nostalgia to this evocation of language's reflexive capacity. This is all apropos of the fact that I just turned the corner into my office and suddenly got a strong whiff of yellow cake and brown custard. They passed by a bakery, and the pair caught a delicious whiff of freshly baked bread loaves laid out outside on a desk. Although the three were not ideally attuned, they brought a gentle whiff of nostalgia to a season of high-keyed dance. His actions have a whiff of the old offence of maintenance and champerty, meddling in another's law suit for his own advantage. The wry Irishman breaks into a gentle smirk, conveying the whiff of arch self-deprecation. He semaphores his designerlyness by wearing flouncy shirts and exuding a faint whiff of camp. There is no hint of self-consciousness from this writing, no whiff of labour or toil. The air carried only the faintest whiff of sewage, as this section serviced a wealthy area of the city and was consequently well maintained. They certainly are not fighting to the death here and have quickly fled to the hills on the whiff of trouble. The Government's been so successful in dominating the middle ground, and voters seem to detest any whiff of political ideology. Show More Sentences The mucus inside the male elephant's trunk helps deliver a concentrated whiff of the seductive scent. Only the alluring alcoholic whiff of freshly made mulled wine can surpass the spicy aroma of mince pies for generating genuine festive cheer. Yes, the tourist hordes can be almost unendurable, and yes, the canals can whiff a bit. History, however, has stripped Bach's music of any whiff of temporal unfashionableness and revealed, magnificently, its genius. They were eager to unshackle Europe from the Church, from its class and gender constraints, and from any whiff of its racist or colonialist past. Because fish can be a bit niffy and you don't want to whiff up your best suit? That which is not being planted, potted or packaged is being painted and the all-pervading whiff around these parts is of non-drip gloss. It may carry the whiff of a stale burp, rather than a breath of fresh air, but it's a guilty pleasure, nonetheless. Some will find the starry-eyed closeness to nature and the whiff of new-age spirituality off-putting. What we have here is addictive old-school hokum, an American Gothic comic-strip with a whiff of Wise Blood to its lurid design. A whiff of corn dust was sent my way by that day's early season harvesters of our spotty, weakened crop. Turmoil wafts through Eagledom like the whiff of a fresh hoagie through the city air. The smell of most un-English food, plus a whiff of exotic cheroots, filled the air. While Henry may have failed to taste true European glory with Leeds, he at least had a whiff of it, he tells pals. And there is a whiff of ironic retro cool in wearing a rebuilt 1950s housedress or baking pink cupcakes from scratch. This swish brasserie matches the five-star credentials of the Balmoral hotel, but adds a delightful whiff of informality. Last night on the evening air a faint whiff of garbage floated down the street making the heat even more unbearable. The sanitized old-fashionedness of the design gives the paper just a whiff of authenticity, like old books scattered around a stage set. Fast-paced comic fun, with a strong whiff of circus slapstick, for the discerning younger viewer. It was of gentle pinewood that relaxed her senses every time she got a whiff of it. Show More Sentences Partly it's because Shakespeare has become tainted with the insalubrious whiff of the schoolroom. We rode past small shops and street vendors, restaurants and pizzerias, drinking the atmosphere in with the occasional whiff of good food. There was a genuine whiff of the interwar fascist dictatorship of Mussolini. There is gossip, friendship, coquetry and wily bargain amid the whiff of condiments and pickles. The clean, dry perfumes of newsprint, ink and decent analysis are replaced by the whiff of political poodles marking their territories. Their bargain-bin lineup has a Triple-A whiff to it, and they could easily fold in the second half, like they did last season. There's nothing wrong with a healthy spirit of crass commercialism, or even a whiff of naked greed these days, is there? It's a title that loses a lot in the translation and gains only a characteristically Gallic whiff of pretentiousness. As the bouncy castle's palm tree began to deflate, the crowds returned to their offices with a faint whiff of mint lingering in the air. I may be completely wrong, but I detect a faint whiff of arrogance and even racism in the Economist article. You can almost hear the organ playing devotional music in the background, and detect the faintest whiff of incense on the breeze. Get close enough to see its pale and dusty blue bloom and you get a lovely whiff of the Mediterranean. There should be no lingering questions, let alone any whiff of impropriety. I get a whiff of it when I appear on television and see employees of major networks dressed in casual slacks and sport shirts with no ties. She caught a whiff of perfumed fragrance as she passed a row of purple lilacs, and white jasmines. You get a whiff of that fluid too, every time you pick up your clothes from the cleaners. Like most everything in Russia these days, the event had a whiff of great import with a big dash of farce. I caught a whiff of her hair and the flowery scent made my heart pound faster. Apparently the merest whiff of a grease-infused treat can harden body parts other than the arteries. As I pulled the cakes out of the oven, I caught a whiff of heavenly nutmeg and knew I had a winner. Show More Sentences In an attempt to take in as much of him as I could, knowing that this wouldn't happen again, I took a big whiff of his strong cologne. A seductive whiff of spruce, roses and wood smoke leads you to her front door. She caught a whiff of alcohol on him as he passed her to throw himself on her couch. She climbed in the window with ease and as she approached the stairs she caught a whiff of perfume not belonging to Mrs. Chavez. Something in her gut gave a sharp tug when she caught a whiff of his cologne. She bent down to pick it up and instantly caught a whiff of what was in it. A plasma blast tore past him, close enough that he caught a whiff of burnt feathers. Now the musty walls are reeking only of Darren Clarke and the pungent whiff of his cheroot. The smell, however, lingered on for a while and despite the baking sunshine, at week's end there still was a whiff of unpleasantness in the air. I caught a slight whiff of burnt oak in the smokeless breeze as I calmed my nerves. Walking up the road he caught the whiff of heaven drifting out of a small restaurant. A single whiff can transport us immediately to something experienced many years before. I looked to Cory, who was seated in the front of the boat, holding his fingers to his nose and taking a deep whiff. Ticks that can lay dormant for decade underground and, catching a whiff of your carbon dioxide, emerge to suck you dry. Klaxi looked pleasantly surprised and took a deep whiff of their sweet scent. This was the season when I'd once again set off across the stubbly fields to school, the sky infused with a pumpkin light, and the first whiff of banger smoke on the air. Take a long, deep whiff of that aroma and ladle it over your warm fettuccine. The culture of the new upper class carries with it an unmistakable whiff of a 'we're better than the rabble' mentality. The brand-new Midfield Terminal, opening this month, features the OraOxygen Spa where the jet-lagged can get a massage or belly up to the oxygen bar for a rejuvenating whiff. The smoke suggests a whiff of danger lurking around the corner. Show More Sentences I can hardly look at them without being overwhelmed with a haze of Voodoo Chile, the whiff of patchouli oil, flashes of free festivals and boating on the River Avon. A letter from an old flame fluttered to the welcome mat this week, tinged with the rosy glow of nostalgia and giving off a faint melancholy whiff of might-have-beens. Micah's parents had come in to inform us that they were leaving for something-or-other and swept out the door in a whiff of perfume and exorbitance. Cycling is crying out for a major tour without a whiff of a drugs scandal. There were stories of distant strife, in Bosnia, Rwanda, and Northern Ireland, and those stories had the whiff of a different era. For it is the ease with which the administration is blown off course by the latest whiff of sleaze, misjudgment or scandal that is most dispiriting. During shooting there was all occasional whiff of smoke at the rear of the cylinder and examination of the fired cases found them covered with soot from end to end. It's a haunting description, catching as it does both the whiff of dishonour and the sense of brave deeds never acknowledged that clings to our idea of the spy. A little whiff of smoke came waiting up in the clear, morning air. During shooting there was an occasional whiff of smoke at the rear of the cylinder and examination of the fired cases found them covered with soot from end to end. His appearance seemed to lend a whiff of legitimacy to the claim of the Raelians, who happen to think, among other weird beliefs, that humans are clones of extraterrestrials. The tank, filled with water, gave a splendid ambience and wonderful sight to the walkers who breathed a whiff of fresh air during the last winter. It puffed a whiff of smoke and crouched down to their level. Nobody should waste their time penning letters that any pediatrician with a whiff of insight will ignore. I knew I caught a whiff of something flammable in the office air Friday afternoon when a cacophony of squawking arose from a neighboring borough of Cubeville. There they get a fairly strong whiff of academic-left doxology. She said you could smell the whiff off it coming up the street. It's that first sly whiff of tobacco on the air, the steel-blue smoke slinking seductively across a shaft of light, the embers glowing brightly as a smoker draws in. The Lake District is where the ruddy-cheeked, bucolic English middle classes come out to play, filling the air with happy braying and the whiff of Kendal mint cake. Apparently it is a heady mix of desperation with underlying scents of money and old rope topped off with the faint whiff of sanctimonious windbaggery. Show More Sentences Griswold was undeniably an incursion on democratic powers with a definite whiff of activism. In the absence of the traditional gale, the course is easier than any of these pros have ever seen it, soft and receptive with not a whiff of wind in the air. His gesture is so bold it has a whiff of sacrilege, not just of art-world rebellion. She wrinkled her nose as she caught a whiff of disinfectant. But when my school friends would drop by our kitchen and catch the whiff of dill, they would flee. Plus an unpleasant whiff of effluent as in the previous week's remorseless attacks on Cherie Blair, not for anything she's said or done but for the way she looks. And while worldly success sometimes has a whiff of demonic patronage, identification is dangerous. After all, who hasn't found themselves in the middle of a favourite movie only to catch a whiff of some foul miasma making its way merrily up your nostrils? Although the dummy pages circulated before the launch looked bold and colourful, the first real front page had the distinct whiff of suburban newspaper. Walking along a corridor in the office, I pass a member of our IT support team and I am struck by the hugely unpleasant whiff of undeodorised oxter. I already have my gas mask out but not before I get a whiff of the smoke. There were no regrets, no complaints, not even a whiff of sour grapes. When the same lobsters were reintroduced after a days' separation, they only interacted long enough to catch a whiff of each other and recall who was the more dominant. The stink temporarily resurfaced a few months later in June 2003 and at one point was dubbed Le Pong because locals thought the whiff was being blown in from France. I stepped off the plane, caught that first groggy whiff of jet fuel and my body instantly registered where I was. The forthcoming civil disobedience will be non-violent, organisers stress, but the whiff of brutalism conjures up a world where no such caveat is feasible. His nose itched as he caught a whiff of her flowery perfume. Sabrina took a deep whiff of the steaming beverage, eyes closed. York council's plan to change the rubbish collection from weekly to fortnightly has caused a right stink, as one whiff of our letters pages confirms. So there may not always be a whiff of smoke to alert the investigators. Show More Sentences Colleagues who have been frustrated by his omnipotence and intransigence in five years of government, have scented the faint whiff of blood in the water. The surprise leaks and backstairs briefings are familiar after six years in government, as is the whiff of intrigue and rivalry between the Prime Minister and the Chancellor. When the doors eventually open and the audience totter in, the candidate had moved next door, leaving only a whiff of cigar smoke hanging in the air. So far Mitt Romney has run a careful, disciplined campaign that has avoided the slightest whiff of impropriety. There is a distinct whiff of bung hanging around Old Trafford today, as rumours that Diego Forlan was way over priced for his move to Salford's finest. There is a whiff of conspiracy in the air and it reeks pungently of Chardonnay glugging down the plug hole and just a dash of carpet-trampled kettle chips. The mingled scents worn by the beau monde of Morocco contrasted with the faint whiff of well-trodden boots from my dishevelled English companions. It is a clear testimony that the growing whiff of sexual violence against children is a big threat not be taken lightly by any concerned citizens. Naturellement, 'e eez vairy Frainch, wiz a 'eady whiff of tradition about him, like the cork in a fine claret or a very runny piece of brie. When Martha reopened the bottle of wine from the previous week's party, a vinegary whiff indicated that drinking it was out of the question. Well, with a whiff whaff, little Georgy was back with five foot or so. Clarice turns around and shoos him out. Nick caught a whiff of nutmeg and spices, with a grace note of urine from the group of men nearby with the blue hands and aprons of dyers. But alongside all the true-fandom, a whiff of regret lingers. Complex aromas of blackcurrants and a whiff of spice combined with vanilla hits you as you take in a breathful. Now it is hoped that Smell-o-Vision being developed in California and Japan will attain the whiff of success. If you pick up a whiff that a neighbour plans so much as a cat-flap, bung in an objection. There is a whiff of Trudeaumania afoot again, as there was in 1968 when Pierre became prime minister. The honey guides on the petals are dark blue and the whole flower gives off a subtle whiff of freesia. But some busybody got a whiff of an exotic cheroot and the place was closed down. In London, there is now a faint whiff of crisis as the parties attempt to patch together a coalition deal. Show More Sentences It captured our fancy at first whiff and then broke hugely on the tongue, with smidges of nectarine, pineapple and key lime nibbling around the edges. We looked at a dining table and saw an opportunity to play whiff whaff. A faint whiff of marijuana blends with the fumes of diesel trucks, the smell of boiling cabbage, overperked coffee, and the kitchen exhaust from a nearby Oriental restaurant. That was one reason the Amsterdam show was so stressy. We'd been put on notice by the Board. Their nostrils strained for even a whiff of gay porn. The champion of corporate governance should smell like a rose. Instead, there's an unpleasant whiff of pork-barrel politics rising from the board. Film 2012 With Claudia Winkleman Wednesday, BBC1 There's a whiff of something snarlingly elitist since Claudia Winkleman and Danny from the posh paper took over from Wossy. Examples from Classical Literature From somewhere there came a well-aimed whiff of grape, and another, and another. But he brought into the house with him a whiff of cheeriness and hope for which I could not but be grateful. The cigarillo is smoked slowly, the last whiff being the bonne bouche, the breast, la pechuga. His chains jingled and a whiff of armpit wafted across the claustrophobic hollow. I now believe that these documents were written with the first whiff of fear in the nyc air-conditioned office ambience. With a scorching whiff of sulphur and violets, a thin, spiral scream, the music tapered into the sepulchral clang of a tam-tam. There was a cheerful, mouth-watering smell of cookery on the air, a garlicky smell, with now and then a whiff of spicy wood smoke. Bounce paused, in the midst of his mental energy, to take a parenthetic whiff. His chief exercises are, taking the whiff, squiring a cockatrice, and making privy searches for imparters. Sugden, however, thought it a most unusual spectacle and would have taken a whiff of the dagga himself if he had been urged. At the same instant came an elusive whiff of pungency on the chill. I had a batty idea that the next whiff of breeze would jar it loose. The HISPANIOLA rolled steadily, dipping her bowsprit now and then with a whiff of spray. They haven't received a whiff of cod-liver oil for three whole weeks! He dresses his fish in a mushroom sauce with white wine, chicken broth, and a whiff of Beau Monde seasoning. The epigram, with its faint whiff of the eighties, meant nothing. I'd be the better for a smack of the salt water again, and a whiff of the breeze. The faintest whiff of stephanotis came to her on the lazy summer air. Have another whiff of these smelling salts and you'll feel better. A whiff of musk, a puff of sandal-wood, and a breath of sickly jessamine-oil caught his opened nostrils. Show More Sentences But there was also the whiff of complacency for a fixture Liverpool were expected to win commandingly. Jeff could almost feel the whiff and wind of the temperamental rush. When I had inhaled this air freely, I sought the conduit pipe, which conveyed to us the beneficial whiff, and I was not long in finding it. Parker caught another whiff of the musky perfume that she used. After a while a whiff of smoke drifted round to where he sat. Suddenly a little whiff of air enters the pile, when, presto! He drew the first whiff of smoke deep into his lungs and expelled it in a long and lingering exhalation. But the whiff was found to be coming from a dead field mouse found under a photocopier. But that good comes at certain costs, and one of them is the insistence on absolute staunchness at the dog's first whiff of scent. His way now led towards the river-side regions, and a cleansing whiff of tar was to be detected in the stagnant autumn air. That other whiff of animal in your perfume could be musk secreted from the sheath gland of the musk deer or a dash of castoreum from glands in the groin of the beaver. Traditional decorations are making a comeback, and one whiff of the wonderful scent of a pomander ball is all it takes to get me singing Christmas songs. Yet somehow it conveyed to Anne a whiff of the wholesome, simple life at Green Gables, with its savor of ancient peace, and the steadfast abiding love that was there for her. Next, taking a handful of the flowers, he rubbed them all over the sashes, as though to ensure that every whiff of air that might get in would be laden with the garlic smell. We've scraped together enough pennies for your bog-standard British coach that will probably have a faint whiff of stale cigarette smoke and scratchy polyester seats. For I must tell thee, Sancho, that when I approached to put Dulcinea upon her hackney, she gave me a whiff of raw garlic that made my head reel, and poisoned my very heart. A whiff of danger makes hunchbacked conchs so jumpy they actually jump. Our friend had caught now and then a whiff from the sewers over which he lived, but this was the first time that he had ever been splashed by their filth. Find more words! 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