reeky

Example Sentences

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For such things be, Yea, and the lowest reach of reeky Hell Is but made possible By forta'en breath of Heaven's austerest clime.

From New Poems by Thompson, Francis

A reeky house and a girnin' wife, will lead a man a fashious life.

From The Proverbs of Scotland by Hislop, Alexander

“The yin wi’ the reeky lum and the view o’ chimbley-pots frae the wundy?”

From Philosopher Jack by Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael)

He packed his trappings Academical, And sailed to join the Congress Chemical, Which met that year in London reeky, To study “la chimie appliquée.”

From Wayside Weeds by Ellis, William Hodgson

Stratford Marlowe and I worked throughout the night, troubled by reeky candles, rain and chill.

From Voices from the Past by Bartlett, Paul Alexander