foul-smelling
Example Sentences
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Large groups of black vultures have taken up residence in town, covering the quaint historic district in feathers and foul-smelling excrement.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 16, 2026
According to media reports, residents of Bhagirathpura had complained about the foul-smelling and contaminated water for more than two months before the diarrhoea outbreak.
From BBC ● Jan. 2, 2026
On presentation to the emergency department, according to the time line in the article, she exhibited low blood pressure, a tender abdomen, and foul-smelling discharge during a pelvic exam—all evidence of abdominal infection.
From Slate ● Sep. 18, 2024
Historically, solvent-based paints were easy to apply and durable, though they released foul-smelling VOCs into the air both during and after application, stinking up a newly painted room.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 3, 2024
She could see some of them in the vast foul-smelling Field of Leaving, huddled beside the ones whose lingering spirits they tended.
From "Gathering Blue" by Lois Lowry
