aroma

Example Sentences

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Long before its buttery aroma seeped into the upholstery of American theaters, the snack lived a humbler life.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026

It wasn’t just aesthetics and aroma that inspired Marantos to garden.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 9, 2026

The rhythmic movement and sore muscles that come from slowly stirring polenta, the way the earthy, nourishing aroma slowly fills the room as the grains start to thicken.

From Salon • Jan. 24, 2026

There’s the bubbling hum of rice boiling on the stove, the intoxicating aroma of warm milk infused with jaggery and fresh pods of cardamom filling the house with a scent no candle could compete with.

From Salon • Jan. 10, 2026

The air was sweet with the aroma of boiling jellies and preserves and the laughter of the women.

From "Bless Me, Ultima" by Rudolfo Anaya