smell out
Example Sentences
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“He could smell out condescension, a slight, an air of superiority or a snub at a thousand paces; and at once smelt, he could charge after it with quite shocking abandon.”
From BBC ● Nov. 21, 2024
After hundreds of meals, I’ve learned a few very valuable lessons, whether getting the smell out of the sealing ring or troubleshooting the dreaded burn message.
From New York Times ● Oct. 22, 2021
"Now if only I could get that Ken Jennings smell out of the #Jeopardy winner’s podium," Amodio joked in response.
From Fox News ● Oct. 6, 2021
I have a tall Meyer lemon tree — it’s so great in our hot toddies in the winter — and they smell out of this world.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2021
Somehow I knew that the incense would never quite get the smell out.
From "Dragonwings" by Laurence Yep
