smelling salts
Example Sentences
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The noted Roman naturalist and historian was indeed an early expert in fermentation, yet he also wrote about “sal ammoniac” — yes, smelling salts — in his encyclopedic work “Natural History,” published in 79 A.D.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 12, 2026
“The use of smelling salts in sports is definitely not their intended use,” Dr. Laura Boxley, a neuropsychologist at Ohio State’s Wexner Medical Center, told NPR.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 12, 2026
In the business of the worst moment, there may be unanimity, just as soon as the effects of the smelling salts and the large brandies kick in.
From BBC • Nov. 8, 2025
Sometimes it’s Harris offering Scott smelling salts — a practice Dicker, who is naturally amped, skips.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 2, 2025
He carried smelling salts in his pocket for such occasions.
From "Habibi" by Naomi Shihab Nye
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
