Example Sentences

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“After the first few at-bats, he was sniffing a cycle, I think,” Roberts said, grinning.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 20, 2024

Two minutes later, that dog was sniffing food all along the lowest shelf of the produce section and eating food off the floor.

From Seattle Times • May 12, 2023

About 100 meters away, a chubby female polar bear was sniffing the air and walking toward the coast.

From Science Magazine • Oct. 22, 2021

Wilson, of the Cruz campaign, said he’d heard of these alleged robo-calls in South Carolina from a D.C. reporter who was sniffing around the story.

From Washington Post • Feb. 11, 2016

I had a stuffy nose and was sniffing.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover