stench

Example Sentences

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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

Chu’s sequel is rotten with the stench of voracious greed, as much of a pre-packaged, ready-to-sell commodity as the “Angry Birds” or “Super Mario Bros.” movies.

From Salon • Nov. 21, 2025

The air was thick with the stench of a decomposing dog, left out to rot with no residents around to remove it.

From Barron's • Nov. 20, 2025

Ben described opening the door to a stench so bad that one of the men helping him was sick inside his mask.

From BBC • Oct. 25, 2025

Their next adventure was with the Harpies, frightful flying creatures with hooked beaks and claws who always left behind them a loathsome stench, sickening to all living creatures.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton