foulness

Example Sentences

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When he finally arrived, he idled in the driveway for a moment, hoping his foulness might dissipate before he had to encounter his young family.

From Slate • Nov. 26, 2022

The foulness is in the very air they breathe; they might choke if they thought about it.

From New York Times • Nov. 15, 2022

How does she have time to throw such petty foulness into the town square?

From Washington Post • Nov. 30, 2021

And across China, the smog becomes a dominant topic on social media, with the population tracking the foulness of the air via mobile phone apps.

From BBC • Jan. 14, 2017

I do not think words can do justice to a description of the foulness and filthiness of this bedding.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela