foul-smelling
Example Sentences
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These toxic elements sat in the channel’s then-stagnant water, which led to a die-off of all vegetation and the emission of foul-smelling hydrogen sulfide.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 7, 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
Q: All my adult life, I had problems with foul-smelling gas.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 17, 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
One, headed by Benjamin Rush, believed they were facing yellow fever and that it had a local cause—the stagnant, foul-smelling air that had infested Philadelphia all summer.
From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy
