Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sniffed
Verb
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Officers on a routine patrol at the Coney Island-Stillwell Avenue subway station smelled and saw smoke and discovered the woman on fire, standing in the middle of the subway car.—
Susan Haigh,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Dec. 2024 -
Officers patrolling on an upper level of the subway station then smelled and saw smoke, and went to investigate, according to Tisch.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA TODAY,
23 Dec. 2024
Verb
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When inhaled, this leads to symptoms such as irritation and inflammation.—
Carrie Madormo, RN,
Health,
22 Dec. 2024
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Public health officials said human infections with H5 can happen when the virus gets in a person’s eyes, nose, mouth or is inhaled from close or prolonged exposure to sick animals or their environments.—
Austin Corona,
The Arizona Republic,
21 Dec. 2024
Verb
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Long before humans were able to smelt iron from natural ores, meteoric iron was used by people as a welcome alternative.—
David Bressan,
Forbes,
25 Feb. 2025
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Keeping the mine running as long as possible was critical for Metinvest, which relied on coking coal to smelt iron ore into steel at its factories further west.—
Daria Mitiuk Finbarr O’Reilly,
New York Times,
15 Jan. 2025
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“Sniffed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sniffed. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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