Sentence examples for merest whiff from inspiring English sources
The media go into a frenzy at the merest whiff of malfeasance.
If it does, the cruelty component is the merest whiff of vermouth.
The merest whiff of cigar smoke brings him back to me.
Dr Karl Kennedy always appears at the merest whiff of death.
Oh, and you really do need only the merest whiff of cinnamon.
It is particularly perilous in financial services, where regulators will crack down at the merest whiff of impropriety.
They may gag at the mere whiff of common smells, or cry out when touched.
After the Volkswagen scandal, share prices can choke on the mere whiff of anything odd.
She adds a dab of cologne — an understated scent, floral, nostalgic — then she blots it off, leaving a mere whiff.
As long as security services ruled the roost in Arab countries, a mere whiff of a record of dissidence deterred Arabs from applying for visas to Israel.
A mere whiff of steroid use is enough to sully the reputation of any athlete, whereas players who recover from TJS are praised for their perseverance.
