foul-smelling
Example Sentences
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According to media reports, residents of Bhagirathpura had complained about the foul-smelling and contaminated water for more than two months before the diarrhoea outbreak.
From BBC • Jan. 2, 2026
On presentation to the emergency department, according to the time line in the article, she exhibited low blood pressure, a tender abdomen, and foul-smelling discharge during a pelvic exam—all evidence of abdominal infection.
From Slate • Sep. 18, 2024
Historically, solvent-based paints were easy to apply and durable, though they released foul-smelling VOCs into the air both during and after application, stinking up a newly painted room.
From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2024
Authorities took the virtually unprecedented step of deploying “skunk water” — a foul-smelling liquid sometimes sprayed at Palestinian protesters in the occupied West Bank — against some of the Israeli demonstrators.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 24, 2023
He’d crept so close behind that I could feel his hot, foul-smelling breath on my neck.
From "The Bridge Home" by Padma Venkatraman
