smelled
Example Sentences
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In the message, recorded before the crash, Javed described a dream: two angels had come for him and, before taking him away, bathed him in a fragrance that smelled of roses.
From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026
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
The British-born Elsie thought she was married to a harmless teacher until she smelled something awful coming from the crawl space beneath their house.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026
“The thing about smog is that it smelled like a color to me because I live in color, and the way I described it was yellowish, greenish — murky.”
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026
He was terrifyingly ugly and smelled even worse.
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
