Example Sentences

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But our beeves had been scenting the creek for hours, and now a few of the leaders started forward in a trot for it.

From The Outlet by Adams, Andy

For weeks Thomas Jefferson had been scenting the unwonted in the air of sleepy Paradise.

From The Quickening by Ashe, E. M.