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Recent Examples of sniffing
She's even learned to spot the telltale signs that Leia, 11, is going on a thieving spree as the mischievous pup usually starts sniffing around the yard and then heads straight next door.
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Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
One of her favorite daily routines has become sniffing, exploring and searching for food that her caregivers scatter throughout the forest floor and on tree branches, enjoying the freedom to act like a wild bear.
—Mark R. Weaver, Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2024
Eve spends her days at the sanctuary sniffing out the food her caretakers scatter throughout the grasses and trees of her large habitat, which also includes a pool.
—Kelli Bender, People.com, 3 Dec. 2024
Images from their 2007 meeting in the Russian city of Sochi showed Putin’s black Labrador Retriever Konni sniffing around while the German leader sat in her chair, smiling nervously.
—Chris Morris, Fortune Europe, 29 Nov. 2024
Originally, Clear was created to help promote new security scanning/sniffing machines that could examine a passenger more quickly.
—Brad Templeton, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
This spring, a blond yearling started sniffing around the Yamkovenkos’ back door.
—Paige Williams, The New Yorker, 25 Nov. 2024
Though the term chroming might be new, sniffing run-of-the-mill items for their temporary hallucinatory effects has long been popular with younger people.
—Korin Miller, Health, 2 Oct. 2024
While sniffing legal products for their temporary hallucinatory effects is not new for young people, chroming is currently gaining traction on social media platforms like TikTok.
—Korin Miller, Health, 2 Oct. 2024
Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
One of her favorite daily routines has become sniffing, exploring and searching for food that her caregivers scatter throughout the forest floor and on tree branches, enjoying the freedom to act like a wild bear.
—Mark R. Weaver, Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2024
Eve spends her days at the sanctuary sniffing out the food her caretakers scatter throughout the grasses and trees of her large habitat, which also includes a pool.
—Kelli Bender, People.com, 3 Dec. 2024
Images from their 2007 meeting in the Russian city of Sochi showed Putin’s black Labrador Retriever Konni sniffing around while the German leader sat in her chair, smiling nervously.
—Chris Morris, Fortune Europe, 29 Nov. 2024
Originally, Clear was created to help promote new security scanning/sniffing machines that could examine a passenger more quickly.
—Brad Templeton, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
This spring, a blond yearling started sniffing around the Yamkovenkos’ back door.
—Paige Williams, The New Yorker, 25 Nov. 2024
Though the term chroming might be new, sniffing run-of-the-mill items for their temporary hallucinatory effects has long been popular with younger people.
—Korin Miller, Health, 2 Oct. 2024
While sniffing legal products for their temporary hallucinatory effects is not new for young people, chroming is currently gaining traction on social media platforms like TikTok.
—Korin Miller, Health, 2 Oct. 2024
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“Sniffing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sniffing. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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