acrid

Example Sentences

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For years, residents and students had repeatedly complained about acrid odors from the site, with many suffering chronic headaches and nosebleeds.

From Los Angeles Times

I can smell the scent of her acrid medication mixing with the sweetness of flowers blooming in the humid afternoon heat.

From Literature

As he spoke, he added a handful of leaves to the cauldron, and a bitter, acrid scent rose from it.

From Literature

She said nothing to her sisters, but instead quickened her pace, running in the direction of the acrid scent.

From Literature

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

From Barron's