smelling salts
Example Sentences
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These days, the Federal Aviation Administration requires that U.S. airlines carry smelling salts onboard in case a pilot needs to be awakened after fainting.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 12, 2026
The noted Roman naturalist and historian was indeed an early expert in fermentation, yet he also wrote about “sal ammoniac” — yes, smelling salts — in his encyclopedic work “Natural History,” published in 79 A.D.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 12, 2026
In the business of the worst moment, there may be unanimity, just as soon as the effects of the smelling salts and the large brandies kick in.
From BBC • Nov. 8, 2025
There are no explicit rules about the use of smelling salts by players before they undergo the assessment.
From BBC • Aug. 6, 2025
To see it in person was just as shocking on my system as a whiff of smelling salts.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
