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
The extreme heat roasted decades-old garbage and damaged the landfill’s gas control systems, causing foul-smelling gases to drift into the nearby Val Verde and Castaic.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 31, 2024
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
One, headed by Benjamin Rush, believed they were facing yellow fever and that it had a local cause—the stagnant, foul-smelling air that had infested Philadelphia all summer.
From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy
