smell of
Example Sentences
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Loud trucks kept passing and honking their horns, leaving a smell of burning diesel fuel in their wake.
From Slate • May 29, 2026
You know the weather: warm wind, faint smell of rain, the vague sense that a storm could roll in at any minute.
From Salon • May 19, 2026
It is, of course, the pervasive smell of jet fuel.
From BBC • May 3, 2026
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
"We are going to help you," Rowan had told them as he moved from one to the other, stroking and patting, drawing in the familiar, warm animal smell of them.
From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda
