Example sentences for: whiff

How can you use “whiff” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • But the Independent noted "a whiff of rebellion" in the spontaneous singing by the entire parliament of Robert Burns' anti-royal ballad "A man's a man for a' that," which favorably compares the ordinary man with "Yon birkie ca'd 'a lord' /Wha struts an stares, an a' that."

  • The inflexible architect leaves behind a whiff of Ayn Rand; his twisted metal hulks suggest the ruins of uninhabitable places.

  • In the old Klondike boomtowns, people find a whiff of romance from the great gold rush of 1897.

  • If you feel like a quick whiff of the wilderness on your way back, turn off to walk the swaying suspension bridge 76 m (230 ft) above the fast-flowing waters of Capilano Canyon.

  • Reports from the Reform Party's recent convention in Dearborn, Mich., conveyed a fragrant whiff of Bedlam.


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