reeking
Example Sentences
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Snake is a wonderfully pulpy, instantly iconic creation, an outcast adventurer reeking of sweat and post-Vietnam cynicism.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 29, 2025
Spurs now enter the final few weeks of the window reeking of desperation.
From BBC • Aug. 21, 2025
But this year, there have been more than a few complaints that the long-awaited year-end data dump was surprisingly "boring," and reeking of AI.
From Salon • Dec. 4, 2024
By Day 7, even with the backyard reeking like an industrial accident at a toothpaste factory, the tiny trio of terrorists was back in full force.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 26, 2024
He came to the back of the kennel, reeking of creosote and of rank straw.
From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams
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