stink
Example Sentences
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A commenter branded it an example of “the Backrooms,” described as “nothing but the stink of old moist carpet, the madness of mono-yellow, the endless background noise of fluorescent lights at maximum hum-buzz.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026
Maybe one person’s stink is another’s perfume; maybe we’ve gone nose-blind to all fetidness.
From Salon • May 14, 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
Franchises across different leagues have been willing to pinch their noses and stink on the field in exchange for the promise of better draft capital and a brighter future.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 5, 2025
“You saying I stink, kid?” he said, leaning over me with fake menace.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
Vocabulary lists containing stink
The Nose Knows: Olfactory Vocabulary
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Words with Two Past-Tense Forms That Creeped (or Crept) into English
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