odor

Example Sentences

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I hoisted myself through it, then clapped my hand to my nose against the stinging odor.

From Literature

These systems detect and distinguish aromas, sometimes with about 1,000 times as much precision as humans can, and without the loss of sensitivity that comes when our noses get accustomed to an odor.

From The Wall Street Journal

I push the glass back toward him, turning my head away from the medicinal odor wafting out of the glass.

From Literature

This Florida timeshare sounds like out-of-date cheese with a bad odor.

From MarketWatch

BALTIMORE—A “strong odor” at an air-traffic control facility snarled travel in the Washington, D.C., area, according to federal aviation authorities.

From The Wall Street Journal