Sentence examples for first whiff from inspiring English sources

The first whiff suggests dried apricots.

He materialises miraculously at the first whiff of racial trouble.

He pushed for peace in Palestine, but retreated at the first whiff of domestic opposition.

Why hadn't I left at the first whiff of the other woman's perfume?

It was his first feel of a gun, his first whiff of power.

But that George W. Bush vanished at the first whiff of political combat.

So face your plate and concentrate, ready to pounce at the first whiff of approaching eats.

In fact, I think I can pinpoint the moment I got my first whiff.

The Gujarat riot decision dominated headlines Thursday, with The Hindu calling it the "First Whiff of Justice" for riot victims.

The first whiff of dissent came from Mrs May's own cabinet colleague, the justice secretary Kenneth Clarke.

It long ago metastasized beyond the subprime mess, which was merely a catalyst — the first whiff, the last straw.