Example Sentences

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A pungent, fishy rancid odor has been wafting through the coastal air in Los Angeles this week, an unfortunate consequence of beautiful bioluminescent algae that has graced local beaches for a fortnight.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 30, 2024

The distinctive aroma of fish and chips has been wafting through the Italian town of Barga every summer since the early 1980s.

From BBC • Aug. 13, 2022

You know, maybe this is a construction that has been wafting around in the air.

From Time • Feb. 15, 2016

His music for a quartet of saxophones has been wafting out from Angel’s Point, in Elysian Park, and settling over the city like an invisible mist.

From The New Yorker • Nov. 16, 2015

But in recent days, another sound has been wafting across its hallowed grounds: the snickering of tourists trading the latest news about the abbot of Shaolin and his reportedly less than virtuous ways.

From New York Times • Aug. 5, 2015