smell of

Example Sentences

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Standing at the counter next to a crew of workmen, I sipped a latte and munched on a pastry as the smell of espresso and the sound of Italian greetings swirled around me.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 2, 2026

Colin Ruggles, 61, lives opposite Pink Punters, and said he woke at 03:00 to the smell of smoke.

From BBC • Apr. 26, 2026

The walls around Equatorial Guinea's notorious Bata prison were freshly painted salmon-pink for Pope Leo XIV's visit Wednesday, but inside there was no masking the acrid smell of sweat and urine.

From Barron's • Apr. 23, 2026

The smell of dill wafting through the air.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2026

It was the same mist as in the maze: it had the same smell, of power and dread.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell