smelling salts

Example Sentences

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It's the stuff of smelling salts and stretchers.

From BBC • May 9, 2026

The noted Roman naturalist and historian was indeed an early expert in fermentation, yet he also wrote about “sal ammoniac” — yes, smelling salts — in his encyclopedic work “Natural History,” published in 79 A.D.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 12, 2026

In the business of the worst moment, there may be unanimity, just as soon as the effects of the smelling salts and the large brandies kick in.

From BBC • Nov. 8, 2025

Sometimes it’s Harris offering Scott smelling salts — a practice Dicker, who is naturally amped, skips.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 2, 2025

Then, somehow, he was up, and Manny was forcing the acrid smelling salts under his nose, forcing him back to reality.

From "145th Street: Short Stories" by Walter Dean Myers