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 • Mar. 1, 2024
It was a skunky, 19-16 victory over the lousy Detroit Lions, who self-destructed with four turnovers behind a second-string quarterback.
From Washington Post • Nov. 25, 2019
In Secaucus, where a faint skunky new odor now mixes with the acrid belchings of trucks on the Meadowlands Parkway, Harmony Dispensary is looking forward to progress, however it comes.
From New York Times • Jul. 16, 2018
There’s morning breath and then there’s a noxious, skunky smell that even mouthwash can’t kill—most of us don’t want either.
From Slate • Jul. 6, 2018
The fresh, green leaves with their eponymous skunky scent are shiny and new and just starting to grow toward the luxuriant size that makes them handy sunshades.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 21, 2017
