scent

Example Sentences

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Pulling her closer, we embrace, her head resting on my chest, and in silence, we breathe our scent and hear the beating of our hearts.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026

That includes drag hunting - which uses a fixed course for the hounds to follow - and clean‑boot hunting, where bloodhounds chase the scent of runners they mingle with before they set off.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

Bear, an 11-year-old Australian Koolie, was one of the first dogs in the country to be trained on the scent of koala fur.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

Even the vanilla scent near the sweet shop had faded.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026

It is a spacious house, but what I like best is the scent of ink and paper and books filling the air with hopefulness.

From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar