foulness

Example Sentences

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A romp in the swamp or failure in the foulness of a Rome afternoon?

From BBC • Feb. 7, 2026

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 of these places, for the animals that live in them and the people who live near them, truly defies words.

From New York Times • Jun. 7, 2022

You don’t need to see inside sealed legal filings to understand that the foulness wafted down from the top.

From Washington Post • Dec. 8, 2020

Then she’d look at me with those tired eyes, and even my foulness would be stilled for a moment.

From "Ida B" by Katherine Hannigan