musky

Example Sentences

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The goat was "nasty and mean", smelled "disgusting, musky, rancid", and would chase her young children, knocking them down.

From BBC • Apr. 26, 2024

What outrageous crimes did the goat, whom she described as “disgusting, musky, rancid,” commit other than needing a bath?

From Salon • Apr. 26, 2024

The plant uses a musky odor to lure fungus gnats that usually feed and lay their eggs on mushrooms into their cup-shaped flowers.

From Science Daily • Feb. 19, 2024

“It’s a very distinctive smell, castoreum … it’s kind of musky, but sweet,” says Campbell-Palmer.

From National Geographic • Nov. 15, 2023

They had an unpleasant musky smell but she still didn’t like to see them held fast in the traps.

From "Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad" by Ann Petry