offensive smell
Example Sentences
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“Along with an offensive smell, that laceration may be accompanied by bleeding from the mouth, signs of pain, excessive drooling or pawing at the side of the face,” Dr. de Jong says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2018
These creatures sent forth a very rancid and offensive smell.
From The Natural History of Selborne, Vol. 1 by Henry Morley
No kind of painting can be so cheap; and as it dries speedily, two coats of it may be laid on in a day and polished, and no offensive smell will arise from it.
From The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families by Mary Eaton
The latter, in appearance, are not much unlike turkeys, and thence have obtained the name of turkey buzzards; but, from their carnivorous habits, they have a most offensive smell.
From Travels in North America, From Modern Writers With Remarks and Observations; Exhibiting a Connected View of the Geography and Present State of that Quarter of the Globe by William Bingley
The caterpillars of the Swallow-tailed moths, when irritated, give out an offensive smell, but they are unable to 'spray.'
From Chatterbox, 1905. by Various
