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Meanings of sniff the air in English

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Usage of sniff the air in English
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Then he leaned forward, and seemed to sniff the air around her.
The Golem and the Jinni
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Her nostrils flared, and I watched all of them sniff the air.
Narcissus in Chains
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Suddenly the dogs began to sniff the air and bark hungrily.
The Eternal Maiden
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Every little while it would stop, sniff the air, and go on again.
A Romany of the Snows, vol. 3 / Being a Continuation of the Pers...
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And if you run up against Ted, just sniff the air for arnica.
The Banner Boy Scouts; or, The Struggle for Leadership
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City detectives would lug iatrophysical gadgetry in to sniff the air.
The last page
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Did you sniff the air and relish the odor of their burning flesh?
The President's Assassin
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One or two even lifted their heads as if to sniff the air.
Complete Books of Blood
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I hand back my whites and my cap, step outside and sniff the air.
The Guardian
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Another hundred yards and he stopped to sniff the air.
Isobel : A Romance of the Northern Trail
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I went outside to sniff the air, and stood upright.
Three More John Silence Stories
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He saw a wild boar stop to sniff the air.
Bedlam
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Harley stumbled in midstep, and I heard him sniff the air behind his mask.
Hit List
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Viper tilted back his head to deeply sniff the air.
When darkness comes
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One of them began to sniff the air, like a stag checking the trail ahead.
Worldwinder
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Wake never relaxed his stride, but now and then he stopped to sniff the air.
Mr. Standfast
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