rancid
Example Sentences
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The vitriol against Bragg became so rancid — and sometimes racist — friends worried for his safety.
From Seattle Times
Inside, a rancid smell permeates the hallways, begging for Lysol.
From Los Angeles Times
On that rancid day, Gendron decided to "defend" the "white race" by entering a supermarket and shooting 10 people to death for the "crime" of not being white.
From Salon
According to one nose-witness, it just produced a smell like “rancid chocolate.”
From Washington Post
Color spills into the lobby of the Museum of Modern Art, radiating from a 3-D animation of sloshing, puffy liquid fizzing in ectoplasmic earth-tones and rancid pastels.
From New York Times
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