perfume

The poor smelled poor, the sick smelled sick and the wealthy wafted through the world in a cloud of expensive perfume.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

And the obsession with the peacock perfume wasn't going anywhere.

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026

He said it was a therapist who suggested he spray her perfume to "unlock everything", adding that this allowed him to discover that "she just wanted me to be happy".

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

Yes, they do, for perfume and for investing.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 29, 2026

The robot heard classical music, she smelled flowery perfume, and when her eyes opened she saw a wrinkled face.

From "The Wild Robot Escapes" by Peter Brown

Dubbed "a couturier of the sacred" by Vogue magazine, Sorcinelli has seen his business expand over the years, now encompassing perfumes and body products for the general public.

From Barron's ● Aug. 22, 2026

There are sections devoted to almost everything: fresh fish brought in that morning from the Gulf, dates from southern Iran, imported electronics, perfumes, household goods, and traditional Bandari clothing.

From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026

The oil perfumes the whole pan with garlic and tomato while adding a subtle richness to the eggs themselves.

From Salon ● Jun. 11, 2026

Add “volatile organic compounds,” which come from cars, paints, industrial processing, perfumes, cleaning supplies — just open your cabinets and you’ll find some.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 26, 2026

But Doc had taken all of her rootwork possessions: her potions, her perfumes, and all of her jars and baskets.

From "Root Magic" by Eden Royce

Maybe it’s perfumed with orange zest and cinnamon.

From Salon ● Jun. 18, 2026

Perhaps the book’s greatest feat is its depiction of the historical moment when the modern overpowered the ancient—a world, now lost, of floridly costumed courtiers, fabled princes, exotic vices and perfumed palaces.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 4, 2026

For now, Estrada and Kolding are basking in their perfumed frontyard.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2025

Follow your nose through a garden, and pay attention to what memories are triggered: spring lilacs and newly turned soil, freshly cut lawn and lazy summer days perfumed with lavender, the damp decay of autumn.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 9, 2024

Among them was Gallius, perfumed and wreathed with flowers; the floor was filthy, soiled with wine and covered with withered garlands and fish-bones.

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith

In Yopougon, stores offer coffins, funeral clothing, artificial flowers, headstones, jewellery and scents for perfuming the dead.

From Barron's ● Nov. 4, 2026

Off heat, fold in lemon zest — the volatile oils hit the warm crumbs and bloom instantly, perfuming them.

From Salon ● Feb. 24, 2026

Thick smoke of burning incense penetrates the room, perfuming everything sacred.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2023

When one skater went airborne for a tailslide, scraping the Pulaski stonework with the edge of his deck, Fuchs pointed an index finger upward as if the sound were perfuming the air.

From Washington Post ● Sep. 17, 2022

But today, without floral shampoo and conditioner perfuming the air, I realized the cavernous room smelled like sawdust.

From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken