foul-smelling
Example Sentences
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But it seems these days the waters have commingled, creating a pool that’s increasingly foul-smelling and polluted.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2025
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
Q: All my adult life, I had problems with foul-smelling gas.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 17, 2024
In Jerusalem, police used skunk water - a foul-smelling substance fired from water cannon - to clear protesters who had blocked the Begin Boulevard, the city's major north-south highway.
From BBC • Mar. 31, 2024
The quarters he shared with Ser Jorah were a cabin only by courtesy; the dank, dark, foul-smelling closet had barely enough space to hang a pair of sleeping hammocks, one above the other.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
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