aroma

Example Sentences

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"When the shop worker took the bag inside, they noticed that this particular donation had a distinctive pungent aroma," a police spokesperson told the New Zealand Herald.

From BBC • Mar. 9, 2026

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

About 1½ miles in, we started to smell a sulfur-like aroma and knew we were close to one of the most interesting features of this hike.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 4, 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

Inside it was filled with square tables and metal-framed chairs, and the aroma in the air was sweet and sharp—tomatoes and cheese.

From "The Book of Unknown Americans" by Cristina Henríquez