The writer noted it was rarely sniffed as snuff as "it burns the nose". Dried pods are sniffed to restore a lost sense of smell. Later when Brooke arrived, Quinn sniffed Brooke and realized the scents match. The spirit is sniffed so that the aroma (nose) can be examined. Cadaver dogs were brought to the area and sniffed it out, but found nothing. He sniffed the fear in me with disdain. The only problem is that once he sniffed the potion, Heartless appeared. The others, meanwhile, are sniffed out by the doberman and are almost discovered by him. Ether was either sniffed or drunk and, in some towns, replaced alcohol entirely. Forepaugh heard of this and sniffed an opportunity to one-up Barnum. He sniffed the great consumer revolution with its social, political, and aesthetic implications.