fetid

Example Sentences

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On the way to a fancy ball, his gallant attempt to guide his date past a fetid puddle ends with him splashing her “from head to foot with that filthy water.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

Pawpaws' maroon flowers and fetid odor suggest that flies and beetles are the plant's primary pollinators.

From Salon • Aug. 14, 2024

It is all too easy to find yourself submerged in fetid water, or sucked into a slurry of thick, black mud.

From National Geographic • Feb. 16, 2024

The report was issued just days after another monitor found the jail complex forced detainees to live in damp, fetid quarters infested with mold, vermin and other “generally unsanitary” conditions.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 10, 2023

Her own voice is mute to her, far away, and the chandelier wavers in the fetid air.

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García