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
There was the faintest whiff of herring, too, for it would take more than one washing to get that smell out of a thick knitted sweater.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
