get a whiff
Frequency: 7.914.7 per million words
to manage to smell something for a short time
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- As soon as I opened the door, I got a whiff of freshly baked cookies.
- Did you get a whiff of that strange chemical smell?
- She tried to get a whiff of the subtle fragrance, but it was too faint.
- The dog suddenly stopped, having gotten a whiff of something interesting.
- If the media gets a whiff of this scandal, it will be all over the news.
- I hope we don't get a whiff of that unpleasant odor again.
- He thought he could get a whiff of the ocean even from miles inland.
- The detective was trying to get a whiff of any clues left at the scene.
- Once the public gets a whiff of the truth, there will be serious repercussions.
- You might get a whiff of barbecue smoke coming from the park today.