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Example Sentences

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It’s not dense, it doesn’t blabber on and it certainly doesn’t reek of masculine self-obsession.

From Salon • Mar. 8, 2026

Disproportionate death sentences may be convincing to those who make clemency decisions, and they reek of unfairness.

From Slate • Mar. 6, 2026

So the two embarked on a survey in the university hostels asking a truly human question: if our sneakers reek, doesn't that ruin the entire experience of using a shoe rack?

From BBC • Sep. 27, 2025

The scenes in Ecuador reek of made-for-TV contrivance.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 14, 2024

The reek rose from rotting corpses lying in shallow graves, from overflowing latrines, and from the stale sweat of men who had not enjoyed the luxury of a bath for weeks.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman