foulness

Example Sentences

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When he finally arrived, he idled in the driveway for a moment, hoping his foulness might dissipate before he had to encounter his young family.

From Slate • Nov. 26, 2022

The foulness is in the very air they breathe; they might choke if they thought about it.

From New York Times • Nov. 15, 2022

You don’t need to see inside sealed legal filings to understand that the foulness wafted down from the top.

From Washington Post • Dec. 8, 2020

If a player throws their arms skyward upon contact like they’ve just crawled through 500 yards of sewage-smelling foulness to escape the Shawshank penitentiary, then yes, they’re probably flopping.

From The Guardian • Oct. 30, 2019

She couldn’t even strike it without some of its foulness seeping into her, draining her life force.

From "Shadowshaper" by Daniel José Older