stink
Example Sentences
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Harry had acquired sixteen cats, but he didn’t take care of them; the most frequent comment that reporters and tourists had upon leaving the lodge was that it stank of cat urine.
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Christopher turned to the window, but more karkadanns were approaching over the flagstones—eighteen of them, their stink violent in the air.
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The corridors jam with weary war travelers, and the loos overflow with stink.
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And if the librarian has given me the stink eye, I haven’t noticed.
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Some of the rooms stink; it’s a bitter, almost smoky smell.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.