pungent
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Packets of food were strewn across the floor, doors hung off their hinges, and a pungent smell of faeces filled the air.
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
Mr. Sullivan’s portraits are judicious and sharp, and he makes good use of pungent quotes from the newspaper scribes of the day.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
That pungent aroma has become a lot more expensive in recent weeks.
From BBC • May 3, 2026
If I were unlucky enough to do so, I’d instantly lose my appetite, spitting out those pungent, peppery seeds with such haste and chugging glasses of water in an attempt to clean my palate.
From Salon • Jan. 25, 2026
They were enormous, pungent, and hoary beasts, and Ishmael and Hatsue stopped to stare at one rubbing his hindquarters against a fence post.
From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson
Vocabulary lists containing pungent
"The Most Dangerous Game" by Richard Connell
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