- past tense form of stink.
stank
Example Sentences
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The rules stank, but the rules were the rules, and everyone knew them, and Bush allegedly broke them, and no shiny trophy is going to change that.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 24, 2024
He found a place in Astana in an apartment that stank of cat.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 11, 2024
Black singers get it: You’re practicing the art of stank.
From New York Times ● May 25, 2023
According to one account, the sulfurous stank emanating from the White House lawn polluted the air for about three-square miles.
From Salon ● Apr. 9, 2023
For some reason, I seemed to know quite a few graphic designers whose homes and offices pleasantly stank of Spray Mount.
From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris
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