stink
Example Sentences
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She’s one of us, a fan of an onion bagel for breakfast, even if it makes her breath stink.
From Salon • Jun. 3, 2026
They don’t have any natural predators and have a big web that is able to capture a diverse range of prey, including beetles, wasps and stink bugs.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026
Basketball is a sport in which a single star can reverse a franchise’s fortunes—unless, of course, that franchise is Sacramento or Washington, in which case the team is hellbound to stink forever.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 2, 2026
Shouldn’t the Football Gods have forced this team to stink at least a little longer?
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 19, 2026
But it was the air that was so different—it didn’t stink.
From Full of Beans by Jennifer L. Holm
Vocabulary lists containing stink
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