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Example Sentences

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Disproportionate death sentences may be convincing to those who make clemency decisions, and they reek of unfairness.

From Slate • Mar. 6, 2026

If that doesn’t reek of a corporate attempt to get people hooked, I don’t know what does.

From Salon • Oct. 11, 2025

So the two embarked on a survey in the university hostels asking a truly human question: if our sneakers reek, doesn't that ruin the entire experience of using a shoe rack?

From BBC • Sep. 27, 2025

The scent of the city is the scent of her memories — or the reek, depending.

From New York Times • Sep. 13, 2023

The reek within the Great Hall was palpable by eventide.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin