Literal meaning (referring to a smell):
* The whiff of freshly baked bread filled the kitchen.
* I caught a whiff of smoke coming from the fireplace.
* The whiff of perfume lingered in the air after she left.
Figurative meaning (referring to a missed opportunity):
* The team had a whiff at the championship, losing in the final game.
* She whiffed on the chance to ask for a raise.
* The company whiffed on its attempt to enter the new market.
Informal meaning (referring to something not good):
* That movie was a whiff.
* His performance was a total whiff.
* That idea is a whiff - it's not going to work.
More complex sentences:
* The detective, with a whiff of intuition, followed the suspect to the abandoned warehouse.
* Despite the whiff of danger, she pressed on with her mission.
* He tried to ignore the whiff of doubt that crept into his mind.