stink

Example Sentences

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Shouldn’t the Football Gods have forced this team to stink at least a little longer?

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 19, 2026

Taken along with the overall stink that still hangs on the Globes, which joins the general toxicity wafting in the air a mere 11 days into 2026, however, it’s all pretty deflating.

From Salon • Jan. 12, 2026

A row over cat poo has gone to the high court after a homeowner kicked up a stink about a neighbour's pets allegedly doing their business in his garden.

From BBC • Dec. 22, 2025

I’ve never touched a gun nor smote anything larger than a stink bug.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 18, 2025

They could stink of wonder and fear and disdain all at once, and an animal never knew which they’d act on.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman