stinking

Example Sentences

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Stinking of the filth he’d rolled in, he concluded that he was probably on the wrong path.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 21, 2025

Stinking rivers and canals still feed into the sea, he added.

From New York Times • Jul. 9, 2021

Stinking of rotten chum and skating-rink slippery from the prior catch, the deck of the 60-foot-long wooden vessel was a mess.

From Slate • Sep. 2, 2020

Stinking fur seals lurk in the radio shack and among the overturned benches of the canteen.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2014

Stinking and scorched, at least a foot of the back beyond repair.

From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins