scented

Example Sentences

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There was nothing artificial about the atmosphere as every Macclesfield fan scented another shock in the cold night air.

From BBC • Feb. 16, 2026

A big get at the time was putting highly scented Yankee Candles on shelves for the first time in 2017.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 19, 2026

Alison Goude never lets the scented diffusers in her teenage daughter's bedroom run out.

From BBC • Oct. 5, 2025

Even more giggle-inducing, I was pelted with scented foam apples and dive-bombed by half a dozen drone-piloted flying monkeys.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 3, 2025

I went on, trying to move quiet, then I heard a dog or something and I knew that when he scented me he’d have to come helling up, then it would be all off.

From "The Sound and the Fury" by William Faulkner