acrid

Example Sentences

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The explosion, Ms. Nichter writes, became “seared into my memory”—earsplitting blasts, acrid fumes and thick, black plumes of smoke.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 3, 2026

The acrid smoke wafting from burning waste in her neighbourhood in Nigeria's biggest city, Lagos, made it hard to breathe.

From Barron's • Oct. 30, 2025

New Delhi and its sprawling metropolitan region of 30 million people are regularly ranked among the world's most polluted capitals, with acrid smog blanketing the skyline each winter.

From Barron's • Oct. 24, 2025

And towering plumes of smoke and acrid odors drifted eastward with the onshore winds.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 4, 2025

Up through the hole came the smell of damp clay, and something else, an acrid tang like sour vinegar.

From "Coraline" by Neil Gaiman