stench

Example Sentences

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Neighbors complained for years about the stench and constant barking.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 21, 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

In drought-hit northeastern Kenya, villagers have been forced to drag their dead livestock to distant fields for burning to keep the stench of death and scavenging hyenas away from their homes.

From Barron's • Jan. 27, 2026

"In the summer in particular, this was an absolute nightmare - the heat causing quite a foul stench."

From BBC • Nov. 15, 2025

“Ah, the stench, and the way the slop buckets sloshed all over the place in rough seas...”

From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone