smelled

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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

Buying perfume online can be a gamble: Unless shoppers have smelled the fragrance in real life, they have to buy it without testing.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 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

It was a Cinderella story that smelled like rotting pumpkin.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

A smell of human waste, yes, and the dank mist, but beneath it the glorious living smell that he had smelled in the woods, and in the breath of the unicorn.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell