stench
Example Sentences
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In the open sewer outside, plastic bags and bottles drift through charcoal-grey sludge, its stench thick in the air.
From BBC
My class was on a field trip to a wastewater treatment plant and while everyone around me was disgusted by the stench, I had no problem with it whatsoever.
From Scientific American
The worst part, he said, was the stench of tear gas.
From Los Angeles Times
The stench of corruption — even as Sidhu denied the allegation — rendered the deal too toxic to proceed.
From Los Angeles Times
The name alone - "Fishrot" - conjures up the unpleasant stench of corruption.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.