odor

Example Sentences

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Around sunset on Sept. 22, six days after Cynthia was last seen, a rural landowner was walking her dog on a private dirt road 40 miles south of Arlington when she noticed a foul odor.

From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026

Media reports said investigators were probing whether airport traffic controllers were distracted by a separate odor issue on a United Airlines flight -- the emergency to which the fire truck was responding.

From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026

This Florida timeshare sounds like out-of-date cheese with a bad odor.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 16, 2026

The FAA is working to identify the source of the odor, which was detected at a facility in Warrenton, Va., Duffy said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 14, 2026

“See? They’re fine. We fed them, and they were allowed to bathe, which is more than I can say about you. We could’ve tracked you by your odor alone.”

From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas