stinks
Example Sentences
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Here in La Guaira, which in happier times is a beach resort for people making a day trip from Caracas, the air now stinks of death.
From Barron's ● Jun. 28, 2026
Scratchy and stiff, it stinks of the stale urine used to set the dye.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 17, 2026
Inside the Justice Department, the resolution was demoralizing: “He’s admitted he owes money, and we get money, but everything else about it stinks to high heaven,” said a current DOJ official familiar with the case.
From Salon ● Jan. 23, 2026
"The tap water in our house is still contaminated and it stinks," she says.
From BBC ● Jan. 2, 2026
“When this is over, the whole audience will be chanting ‘Riverview stinks!’
From "The Smartest Kid in the Universe" by Chris Grabenstein
