smelled
Example Sentences
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The results showed that people who tended to overeat because food looked or smelled appealing were more likely to see long term benefits from the drugs.
From Science Daily • May 7, 2026
It was a Cinderella story that smelled like rotting pumpkin.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026
The garden was overgrown and the kitchen smelled musty.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026
The basic stuff worked just fine, even if it smelled faintly like a school cafeteria.
From Salon • Mar. 19, 2026
They had smelled it just after they’d pulled off their street, Plum Lane, and onto Anderson Road.
From "A Boy Called Bat" by Elana K. Arnold
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