scent

The practice echoes the burning of incense in Buddhist rituals, though pine's sharp natural scent makes it stand out from the aromatic powders used in joss sticks.

From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2026

Tyler placed it between us with an elegant flourish; the steam carried the scent of glorious-secret spices.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

Dogs' scent detection skills are often used in conservation work on land, including tracking endangered species and helping investigate environmental crime.

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026

At an Alaskan research station she inhales the scent of oxidizing permafrost: “Pleistocene-aged grass, mammoth bones, and thousands and thousands of years of microbial cells.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

The wind was gusting the demon’s scent towards him.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver

The difference now, Tkatch said, is more advanced technology, making it easier to widely circulate synthetic fragrances and natural scents in a way that’s discreet and constant.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026

Meanwhile, sales figures suggest that strategic scents, synthetic and otherwise, are helping businesses win over travelers and other consumers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026

That pattern suggests that cats may retain long-term memories of particular urine scents.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2026

Two scents set her off the most: “Black Ice” from Little Trees—described by the company as a “mysteriously enticing cologne with notes of citrus and cedarwood,” but which she finds indescribable.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026

This was good news 'cause if Carver scents you're unpopular, he joins in.

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell

I arrange flowers, lighting and scented candles, sometimes with wood notes, sometimes with spicier ones.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2026

Cardiff scented an upset only for Hendy to respond swiftly, juggling the ball for a try that Pater converted.

From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026

This presentation investigates the impact of scented cleaning product use on airborne nanoparticle nucleation, growth, and human exposure to secondary pollutants in indoor environments.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 26, 2026

Delicious food — Jamaican patties, raspberry tarts, Nigerian-style goat, salmon tamales — scented the streets.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026

The air is scented with iron, damp leather, rotting food.

From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes

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

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 14, 2026

Offshore investors sold record amounts of JGBs in the week the BOJ widened the band, scenting that its six-year old YCC policy was on the way out.

From Reuters ● Jan. 13, 2023

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

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

He navigated by other signs—his Arctic fox dæmon for one, who sat at the front of the sledge keenly scenting the way.

From "The Subtle Knife" by Philip Pullman