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
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
In Jerusalem, police used skunk water - a foul-smelling substance fired from water cannon - to clear protesters who had blocked the Begin Boulevard, the city's major north-south highway.
From BBC ● Mar. 31, 2024
An international team of scientists led by microbiologist Alexander Loy from the University of Vienna has discovered a new intestinal microbe that feeds exclusively on taurine and produces the foul-smelling gas hydrogen sulfide.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 18, 2023
It groans and screeches with its task, mechanically swallowing the contents of a foul-smelling dumpster.
From "Love, Hate & Other Filters" by Samira Ahmed
