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Recent Examples of sniffed
Moehrig would later produce a huge third down stop for a loss of five yards as the Packers sniffed the end zone in the fourth quarter.
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Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 2 Nov. 2025
The game may not have even sniffed extra innings without the game from Shohei Ohtani.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 28 Oct. 2025
The drugs showed up in the jail mailroom in October 2024, but a police K9 named Toby sniffed them out, according to authorities.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 28 Oct. 2025
The Raiders sniffed out a screen before a pop-pass gave him a lane for his first touchdown in 392 days.
—Kansas City Star, 19 Oct. 2025
San Marcos tried a flea flicker on its last-gasp play, but it was sniffed out by the Carlsbad defense.
—John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Oct. 2025
Barrymore happily sniffed both Anderson and Mathews’ feet — which were both deemed to be scentless, thank you very much — during a discussion about their now-viral foot footage on Friday’s episode of The Drew Barrymore Show.
—Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Oct. 2025
Darren Rizzi, the Broncos’ special teams coordinator, sniffed it out.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 12 Oct. 2025
Astro came up to Mars and immediately sniffed him and then started licking him.
—Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Sep. 2025
Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 2 Nov. 2025
The game may not have even sniffed extra innings without the game from Shohei Ohtani.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 28 Oct. 2025
The drugs showed up in the jail mailroom in October 2024, but a police K9 named Toby sniffed them out, according to authorities.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 28 Oct. 2025
The Raiders sniffed out a screen before a pop-pass gave him a lane for his first touchdown in 392 days.
—Kansas City Star, 19 Oct. 2025
San Marcos tried a flea flicker on its last-gasp play, but it was sniffed out by the Carlsbad defense.
—John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Oct. 2025
Barrymore happily sniffed both Anderson and Mathews’ feet — which were both deemed to be scentless, thank you very much — during a discussion about their now-viral foot footage on Friday’s episode of The Drew Barrymore Show.
—Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Oct. 2025
Darren Rizzi, the Broncos’ special teams coordinator, sniffed it out.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 12 Oct. 2025
Astro came up to Mars and immediately sniffed him and then started licking him.
—Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sniffed
Verb
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The home smelled so bad that my clients and I still joke about it.—
Natalia Senanayake,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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The cafeteria smelled the same.—
Rachel Monroe,
New Yorker,
25 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Jet fuels and other petroleum products are refined from crude oil, and contain chemicals that are toxic to humans when inhaled.—
Connor Giffin,
Louisville Courier Journal,
5 Nov. 2025
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Sprays are easy to apply to skin or clothing but must be used with caution as they can also be inhaled.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Sniffed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sniffed. Accessed 28 Nov. 2025.
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