stench
Example Sentences
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Unfortunately, it’s the stench we have to worry about.
From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026
Residents described headaches and an unrelenting bitter taste in their mouths as the stench of smoke filled their homes.
From Salon • Mar. 17, 2026
Residents began to complain of an “unbearable” stench that they said caused headaches, nausea, and eye, ear and nose irritation.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 7, 2026
In the open sewer outside, plastic bags and bottles drift through charcoal-grey sludge, its stench thick in the air.
From BBC • Nov. 25, 2025
Due to the stench and what our mother referred to as "one small scrap of dignity," my sisters and I rarely entered the back room.
From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris
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