skunky
Example Sentences
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Running along the trails that whipsaw through the oak forests of the Palo Alto hills , I was hit with a musky, skunky smell that made the hair on my neck stand up.
From Los Angeles Times
Some are so skunky, staff at the local post office told Vanbianchi she could pick up her next delivery behind the building.
From Seattle Times
As Monroe and I walked near it on a recent visit, we were hit by a wall of that unmistakable skunky odor, intermingled with fumes from nearby industrial workshops and freeways.
From Slate
Walk through a wet woodland or meadow in April and you might detect a rather skunky aroma instead; follow the mildly musky odor and look down around your feet for large yellow flowers that look and smell nothing like daffodils.
From Seattle Times
They worry HB 1019 could expand youth access to the drug and cause nuisances for neighborhoods hit by the skunky, wafting odor of the plants.
From Seattle Times
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