stench
Example Sentences
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I know of no other document that describes so vividly not only starvation, bombardment, arrests, surveillance and crowding, but also the stench and disgust of daily life.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 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
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
Egg-size boils covered their faces, thick green veins pushed hard against sickly yellow skin, and a decaying stench emanated from them, almost as bad as the one from that night I'd met Sidana and Idiptu.
From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda
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