unmistakable whiff

Frequency: 5.52.3 per million words

a smell that is very clear and cannot be mistaken for anything else; often used figuratively

whiffADJECTIVE + whiff

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unmistakable

Examples (10)

  • The unmistakable whiff of electoral blackmail could be detected.
  • There was an unmistakable whiff of garlic coming from the kitchen.
  • As she passed, an unmistakable whiff of expensive perfume filled the air.
  • He caught an unmistakable whiff of burning rubber.
  • The whole proposal had an unmistakable whiff of corruption about it.
  • From the start, there was an unmistakable whiff of desperation in his plea.
  • The reforms carried an unmistakable whiff of authoritarianism.
  • Even in his kindest words, one could detect an unmistakable whiff of sarcasm.
  • The document gave off an unmistakable whiff of old money and privilege.
  • Her sudden change of heart had an unmistakable whiff of political opportunism.