Sentence examples for be a whiff from inspiring English sources

At the same time, there seems to be a whiff of momentum toward Mitt Romney.

Russia is with Iran and USA and UK no matter how many peace pies they light, there is not going to be a whiff of a smoke.

Watching her trade sex for designer trinkets, one can't help thinking that, were the film set in Britain, there would be a whiff of Footballers' Wives about it.

There may be a whiff of self-congratulation in an artist's diagnosis of art's potential for violence: look how powerful I am, says that artist.

Mr. Cunningham, now 87, has long been fascinated with technological innovations, and there can be a whiff of gimmickry in his use of them.

Fragrance and cosmetics makers have long known that cooking and baking smells, so enticing to a child, can be a whiff of heaven to their elders too.

Sometimes there's a whiff of scandal.

There's a whiff of schadenfreude throughout.

Yet there is a whiff of hope.

There is a whiff of Satan here.

There's hardly been a whiff of rebellion, however.