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Meanings of strong whiff in English

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Usage of strong whiff in English
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The breeze brought her a strong whiff of sulfur and pine.
Servant of a dark god
2
And then, suddenly, your unwilling nostrils breathe in a strong whiff of sewage.
Riviera Towns
3
Girl's own fragrance was everywhere, and I caught a strong whiff of BreLan.
Promise of the wolves: a novel
4
There's a strong whiff of shame about parents going into a nursing home.
Keeper: one house, three generations, and a journey into alzheim...
5
She smells Old Spice, plus a strong whiff of vomit on his breath.
Snow Crash
6
And a strong whiff of either cleaning fluid or alcohol.
Breeder
7
It's got some funny lines, which partly mitigate its strong whiff of passive-aggressive cutesiness.
The Guardian
8
He caught a strong whiff of fuel on the air.
Coalition's End
9
Yet two matches in there's still a strong whiff of a phoney war going on.
The Irish Times
10
On Tuesday night there was a strong whiff of an end-of-term presidency about his speech.
The Irish Times
11
Among less honourable odours he was glad to distinguish a good strong whiff of carbolic.
Nightfall
12
As they passed the Santa throne, Emily caught a strong whiff of cigarettes and peppermint schnapps.
Pretty Little Secrets
13
There was a strong whiff of history in the air and a lot of other things too.
The Irish Times
14
As Mark scorched past me, I caught a strong whiff of his E.B.s burning on the rock.
Rock and Ice Magazine
15
Smaller venues and diminishing returns always loomed for a band with such a strong whiff of novelty act.
The Guardian
16
A strong whiff of something burnt stung his nostrils; a sick mixture of overheated engines and charred flesh.
The Maze Runner
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