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

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

“I smelled it a little bit, but I didn’t smell it enough to try and block it,” he said in the 2008 interview with Charlie Rose.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

And this new air, “I think there was a smell to it … it just smelled dead.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

Mom said, “Bat, do you remember when we smelled that skunk on the way to school this morning?”

From "A Boy Called Bat" by Elana K. Arnold