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Recent Examples of sniffed
But after just one shot at hosting it in 2011, the Cowboys haven’t sniffed another crack at the big game.
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Nick Harris
april 3, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Apr. 2026
Not only were the Titans picked to finish last, but not one CSUF player sniffed an all-conference mention.
—Brian Robin, Oc Register, 3 Apr. 2026
The speedy outfielder hadn’t sniffed the big leagues in five years.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2026
At the time, fellow Arab leaders sniffed, but today, with the enormous cost of regional chaos weighing directly on the Gulf, the king’s words are prescient.
—Hadley Gamble, semafor.com, 19 Mar. 2026
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.
—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
Nick Harris
april 3, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Apr. 2026
Not only were the Titans picked to finish last, but not one CSUF player sniffed an all-conference mention.
—Brian Robin, Oc Register, 3 Apr. 2026
The speedy outfielder hadn’t sniffed the big leagues in five years.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2026
At the time, fellow Arab leaders sniffed, but today, with the enormous cost of regional chaos weighing directly on the Gulf, the king’s words are prescient.
—Hadley Gamble, semafor.com, 19 Mar. 2026
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.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sniffed
Verb
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The house still smelled of timber, paint, concrete dust.—
Kate Crane,
Rolling Stone,
2 Apr. 2026
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The flesh looked like a human brain and smelled like rotten hamburger meat wrapped in gym socks wrapped in butt.—
Cassandra Neyenesch,
New Yorker,
29 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Several fungal species are most often carried by dust and other soil disturbances, posing health risks when inhaled.—
Brandi D. Addison,
USA Today,
30 Mar. 2026
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When spores are inhaled, symptoms include fever, nausea and chest pain.—
Hannah Kinzer,
The Conversation,
25 Mar. 2026
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“Sniffed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sniffed. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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