smell of

Example Sentences

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The pungent smell of death emanates from the Caracas morgue, an odour that thousands of liters of donated chlorine cannot mask.

From Barron's • Jun. 30, 2026

The smell of sweet milk hung in the air, mixed with the earthy musk of manure.

From Salon • Jun. 22, 2026

For many Americans, the smell they associate with clean laundry is the smell of Tide.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 22, 2026

We still see this in so many cases involving the Fourth Amendment, when police use the alleged smell of marijuana as a pretext for an illegal search.

From Slate • Jun. 18, 2026

With the smell of curry and the adults laughing and the pots clanging, I can shut my eyes and feel like I’m back home.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy