skunk

Example Sentences

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“The skunk at the party—and it could happen in 2026—would be inflation slowly going up, as opposed to slowly going down,” Dimon wrote in the 49-page letter.

From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026

Ford has been working on its own EV platform in the U.S. as part of its so-called skunk works project to build a $30,000 electric pickup.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 9, 2025

And a skunk once sprayed him as he walked by the side of his house.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 1, 2025

You couldn’t turn on your television without seeing this woman pop up somewhere, sporting a black-and-white skunk wig, preaching her freak-forward gospel.

From Salon • Feb. 5, 2025

They looked so forlorn that I picked them up and carried them in my cap rather than leaving them for some passing skunk.

From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen