smells

Example Sentences

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The second was external eating, where people eat because food looks or smells appealing rather than because they are hungry.

From Science Daily • May 7, 2026

First, a soapy sponge—nothing fancy, just one of the cheap ones, sudsed up with a dish soap that smells good.

From Salon • May 5, 2026

“It smells like, you know, sewer,” said Delrose, looking out at the murky ocean as his phone sounded with the ringtone of “That’s Life.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

The backroom that Goth Yoga LA calls home is all black paint, purple lights and sage-y smells; music growls ominously from the speaker system above.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 27, 2026

“It used to smell like Lumawoo. Now it smells like an unhappy person with no friends.”

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood