scent

Candidatus Velamenicoccus archaeovorus feeds on microorganisms that convert limonene, the compound responsible for the scent of oranges, into methane and carbon dioxide.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 5, 2026

I wanted to resemble the relaxed browsers who paused over a melon because its scent had summoned them.

From Salon ● Aug. 4, 2026

As for smell, a common concern among skeptics, I only found the bison tallow scent noticeably strong.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 27, 2026

KYIV, Ukraine—The scent from flower stalls mixes with the charred smell of a bombed-out mall.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026

Next, she smeared ash on her skin to mask her scent, and oiled her bow with a couple of crushed hazelnuts, chanting: ‘May the clan guardian fly with me and make the hunt successful.’

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver

Indulge in scents of the West Coast with the Woody Wagons Cologne collection by Louis Vuitton in collaboration with Alex Israel.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026

Nadira Goffe argues that watching the film in 4DX—which features, among other things, scents, moving chairs, and sprays of water—is the superior way to experience the epic adventure.

From Slate ● Jul. 28, 2026

Growing up in southwest France, where her father made wine and her mother operated a bed-and-breakfast, Ms. de Ferrier enjoyed how the fragrance of the château’s garden swirled with the scents wafting from the kitchen.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026

Despite being marketed as an eau de parfum for men, the fragrance’s notes leaned more toward typically unisex scents.

From Salon ● May 27, 2026

Sandy June’s Legendary Frybread Drive-In sits off the road, the parking lot more cracked asphalt than pavement, scents that feel like home stretching across it.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

The beds are dotted with scented flowers such as honeysuckle, jasmine and lavender, and textured foliage and grasses that patients can touch and smell from their beds.

From BBC ● May 29, 2026

“We can never go back to the old days where the air was clean and pure and sweet and scented with orange blossoms.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 26, 2026

Daniel Chiaberta zips through the crowds at the FAO Schwarz toy store in Midtown Manhattan, pointing out giant giraffe plush toys, luxury teddy bears and scented slime.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 21, 2025

Mascarpone frosting, lightly scented with cardamom and lemon, crowns the whole, airy yet substantial, a gentle counterpoint to the cake’s density.

From Salon ● Dec. 18, 2025

This place—the tree with its peeling white bark, the walls, the field below scented with wild onions and timothy grass and the faintest odor of tar—he recognized them all.

From "Pax" by Sara Pennypacker

The Japanese accomplish subtle scenting with nioi-bukuro, breathable sachets.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 14, 2026

Signs that your feline friend is bonded to you include scenting by rubbing their head on you, showing their belly, blinking and letting you get close.

From Scientific American ● Dec. 21, 2022

In the summer, the hardliners struck, scenting weakness in a man now abandoned by many liberal allies.

From Reuters ● Aug. 30, 2022

For her allies now scenting victory, the 45-year-old frontrunner would represent the radical political shift that Italy needs, given its long economic stagnation and a society seen as a gerontocracy.

From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2022

I tromped into the underbrush like a bloodhound scenting an invisible trail.

From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs