sniff at
Britishverb
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What he lacked was a modicum of a chance, a sniff at goal.
From BBC
But Parris came off after an hour, having struggled to implement England's press and having barely had a sniff at goal.
From BBC
The mere depiction of men lusting after other men, let alone as something to be celebrated, wasn’t anything to sniff at.
From Salon
So in the interest of self-improvement, I open my pack of what look like markers and sniff at them one by one.
From Salon
It was about 8:30 p.m. when the spotted beast appeared and stopped to sniff at mountain lion scat before opening its jaw.
From Los Angeles Times
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