stank

Example Sentences

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It didn’t help that I stank of the filthy, fishy water in the boat, which had dried and crusted over me.

From Literature

Harry had acquired sixteen cats, but he didn’t take care of them; the most frequent comment that reporters and tourists had upon leaving the lodge was that it stank of cat urine.

From Literature

He stank of horses and left muddy boot prints on the floors that poor Svetlana had so recently scrubbed.

From Literature

"The sewage was overflowing and flowing directly into the river, and going into the children's playground. It stank in summertime," she said.

From BBC

He visited Los Angeles in 1926 and declared that “the whole place stank of orange blossoms.”

From Los Angeles Times