smelt
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It was infested with rats and cockroaches, and smelt "nauseating".
From BBC • Mar. 4, 2026
As they probed the earth, they smelt the dirt, looking for the distinctive odour of human remains.
From BBC • Feb. 25, 2026
Native fish that are increasingly threatened include the finger-sized Delta smelt and white sturgeon, the largest freshwater fish in North America, which can reach more than 10 feet long.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 29, 2026
In my family, everyone new to the table — new partners, neighbors, friends — must try a smelt.
From Salon • Dec. 14, 2025
He smelt food cooking and remembered that one could not smell food cooking in Dalton’s home; pots could not be heard rattling all over the house.
From "Native Son" by Richard Wright
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