scent
Example Sentences
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Last Friday at Espacio 1839 in Boyle Heights, visitors were greeted by the thumping bass of cumbia sonideras, earthy scent of leather trinkets and clothing racks featuring silky screen-printed soccer jerseys.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026
People drifted in and out, collecting bags of food or hot plates, as the air filled with the scent of cooking.
From Barron's • May 25, 2026
As long as the full-size product’s box is sealed, customers can return the perfume for a full refund or exchange it for another scent from the company’s stock of past fragrances.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026
The UCR team has also explored another clever way to improve termite control: using scent to draw termites toward treated wood.
From Science Daily • May 9, 2026
‘What about the bear? It might have lost Wolf’s scent and come back for us.’
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
Vocabulary lists containing scent
The Nose Knows: Olfactory Vocabulary
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Smell Words
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