incense

Example Sentences

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As the air filled with the scent of incense and music, L.A. resident Leneta Antoine-Wood held a sign that read “ICE out of Tovaangar,” a reference to the Indigenous people of the Los Angeles Basin.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 23, 2026

It’s beat up and old, and smells like incense.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 16, 2025

It smells of incense inside and we light a candle.

From Salon • Nov. 8, 2025

"The situation is terrible, we don't know what's going to happen. Everything is very expensive... I hope it doesn't go up more," Felicidad Flores, a 67-year-old street vendor of incense, told AFP in La Paz.

From Barron's • Oct. 19, 2025

I took a deep breath, eased the incense burner I was holding back onto the shelf, and moved out of the shadows.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu