acrid

Example Sentences

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I can smell the scent of her acrid medication mixing with the sweetness of flowers blooming in the humid afternoon heat.

From Literature

As he spoke, he added a handful of leaves to the cauldron, and a bitter, acrid scent rose from it.

From Literature

She said nothing to her sisters, but instead quickened her pace, running in the direction of the acrid scent.

From Literature

The acrid smoke wafting from burning waste in her neighbourhood in Nigeria's biggest city, Lagos, made it hard to breathe.

From Barron's

At the Chhath festivities too, firecrackers lit up the sky, leaving the air acrid with the smell of burnt sulphur.

From Barron's