stench
Example Sentences
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But he’s also puckish – sylph-like and otherworldly, seductive and repellent, as likely to swaddle Sarah in her heart’s desire as he is to toss her into the belching, farting Bog of Eternal Stench.
From Salon • Jan. 24, 2026
Stench was a word deliberately chosen, calibrated to the perceived danger of the moment, studiously oblivious to whether it would antagonize colleagues.
From Washington Post • Dec. 3, 2021
Is Stench Soup really the worst smell in the world?
From New York Times • Feb. 17, 2020
“The Stench of Honolulu” consists of setup-punch-line bits, each just slightly more off-kilter than you might expect.
From New York Times • Jul. 15, 2013
If any, near him at the Bar, grumbled at his Stench, he ever converted the Complaint into Content and Laughing with the Abundance of his Wit.
From Characters from 17th Century Histories and Chronicles by Various
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