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
Symptoms can include painful skin sores or wounds that may not heal, the feeling of the larvae moving, or a foul-smelling odor, the CDC says.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 17, 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
He passed down flights of stone steps into a foul-smelling dark warren of cavelike, cage-fronted compartments, directly under the arena.
From "Tiger, Tiger" by Lynne Reid Banks
