smelling salts
Example Sentences
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Kyle Shanahan must believe the olfactory exhilaration of smelling salts enhances his coaching ability.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
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
Sometimes it’s Harris offering Scott smelling salts — a practice Dicker, who is naturally amped, skips.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2025
The Attendant’s charge has passed out, and the woman’s serving girl is trying to alternately drag her or revive her with smelling salts while the Attendant provides a distraction.
From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland
