perfume
Example Sentences
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It is strange to be out this early, but the familiar scent of almond sweets that perfumes our town calms me.
From Literature
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In the third quarter, the leather-goods division grew 13%, but sales of products such as watches and perfume declined from a year ago.
Green cardamom adds perfume to both sweet and savory dishes.
From Salon
"It was like being inside a perfume shop."
From BBC
Some kids said they smelled something on the bus, but who doesn’t?—egg sandwiches, poison ivy medicine, Alice Wendleken’s Little Princess perfume.
From Literature
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