skunk

Example Sentences

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He said inflation could be one “skunk” — that prices may get stuck around 3% growth annually — but said there are other concerns including the geopolitical threats.

From MarketWatch

I was like a dog that would go fetch Ms. W.’s stick, even if it was in a snake’s hole under a thorn bush that had just been sprayed by a skunk.

From Literature

“I had to,” Mom said, rubbing the skunk’s little forehead with her thumb.

From Literature

When it was ready, they’d pick a time to let loose with it, creating a stench so great it would scare the stripes off a skunk.

From Literature

They think hundreds of animals might have died—maybe deer, but certainly birds, rodents, skunks, opossums.

From Literature