big stink
Example Sentences
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She says she doesn’t want to make a big stink about defending him because she thinks that could inflame some families more.
From Slate • Apr. 24, 2023
“We were just having a conversion because obviously there was a big stink that was made out of it last year, right?”
From Seattle Times • Mar. 14, 2022
On my way to check out the big stink in Carson, I felt like I was driving into a storm of environmental hazards.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 13, 2021
You all raised a big stink about Apple’s ad tracking prompt for iPhone apps last year, saying it was anti-competitive and going to hurt small businesses.
From The Verge • Aug. 11, 2021
Who’d have thought collecting a few Wonders would create such a big stink around Sassafras Springs?
From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
