Example Sentences

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The firm uses computer-driven strategies to trade based on patterns and signals it sniffs out in markets and big data sets.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

He’s bothered not by the stench of corruption but the criticism, which, he sniffs, is not informed or “anything remotely resembling it.”

From Salon • Jan. 4, 2025

Sergio Perez sniffs out that this might be the moment to make a pass on Charles Leclerc, but the Ferrari driver is still in second, keeping the Mexican at bay.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2024

Somewhere in the mountains of southeastern Spain, a tiny wood mouse sniffs the nutty, alluring aroma of acorns.

From Science Magazine • Mar. 29, 2024

Ray sniffs at the huge tire tracks left behind by the heavy machines that dug and pulled away the fallen trees.

From "A Bird Will Soar" by Alison Green Myers