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Recent Examples of sniffed
While police have not determined how long the girls had been buried at that location, the man whose dog sniffed them out told a local television station that the mound of dirt under which one of the bodies was found had been there at least a week.
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Corky Siemaszko, NBC news, 5 Mar. 2026
On the next play, Patriots rookie Craig Woodson sniffed out a trick play and dropped the ball carrier on an end around for a loss of five.
—February 9, CBS News, 9 Feb. 2026
The tougher hurdle, historically speaking, is that the Cowboys haven’t sniffed a conference championship game in Dak’s time.
—Tim Cowlishaw, Dallas Morning News, 26 Jan. 2026
McDermott brought legitimacy to an organization that had not sniffed a playoff.
—Gladys Louise Tyler, Forbes.com, 24 Jan. 2026
School can be an awful place, where social capital is built on a person’s acceptance by a group, and any difference is sniffed out and mocked, sometimes worse.
—Literary Hub, 16 Jan. 2026
But a few Power 4 teams have sniffed around for a transfer quarterback and haven’t landed a commitment.
—Sam Khan Jr, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2026
Making his early exit as the second player murdered even more painful was the fact that Rob had correctly sniffed out that a murder in plain sight was happening.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Jan. 2026
The real dog sniffed Jennie and gave an approving tail wag.
—Rena Goldman, EverydayHealth.com, 7 Jan. 2026
Corky Siemaszko, NBC news, 5 Mar. 2026
On the next play, Patriots rookie Craig Woodson sniffed out a trick play and dropped the ball carrier on an end around for a loss of five.
—February 9, CBS News, 9 Feb. 2026
The tougher hurdle, historically speaking, is that the Cowboys haven’t sniffed a conference championship game in Dak’s time.
—Tim Cowlishaw, Dallas Morning News, 26 Jan. 2026
McDermott brought legitimacy to an organization that had not sniffed a playoff.
—Gladys Louise Tyler, Forbes.com, 24 Jan. 2026
School can be an awful place, where social capital is built on a person’s acceptance by a group, and any difference is sniffed out and mocked, sometimes worse.
—Literary Hub, 16 Jan. 2026
But a few Power 4 teams have sniffed around for a transfer quarterback and haven’t landed a commitment.
—Sam Khan Jr, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2026
Making his early exit as the second player murdered even more painful was the fact that Rob had correctly sniffed out that a murder in plain sight was happening.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Jan. 2026
The real dog sniffed Jennie and gave an approving tail wag.
—Rena Goldman, EverydayHealth.com, 7 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sniffed
Verb
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Officers smelled alcohol on Richardson.—
Meredith Colias-Pete,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Mar. 2026
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Last season, Greg Gard woke up, smelled the analytics, and installed a new, floor-stretching offense.—
Peter Keating,
New York Times,
12 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Many people inhaled a substantial amount of smoke.—
Dave Boucher,
Freep.com,
13 Mar. 2026
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Bebop moving in waves through the smoky air, causing a warm feeling to come over him, to move inside him like smoke inhaled.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 Mar. 2026
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“Sniffed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sniffed. Accessed 18 Mar. 2026.
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