stunk

Example Sentences

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For the past five years, returns have stunk, especially following a 28% tumble for the ETF since the end of October.

From Barron's • Apr. 16, 2026

But when the Army Corps removed her beloved tree this year, all that remained was the jacaranda — the one that for years had left her car sticky with sap and stunk up the street.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 24, 2025

“It was disgusting,” she said, explaining that the walls were damp and mouldy, while the flat was dirty and stunk of cigarette smoke.

From BBC • Aug. 22, 2024

At the time, Garvey was trying to organize charity sports events, which he stunk at, to put it politely.

From Slate • May 29, 2024

“The body odor of other prisoners also was horrible. Everything in this camp stunk and was filthy.”

From "Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps" by Andrea Warren