skunk

Example Sentences

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I was like a dog that would go fetch Ms. W.’s stick, even if it was in a snake’s hole under a thorn bush that had just been sprayed by a skunk.

From Literature

“I had to,” Mom said, rubbing the skunk’s little forehead with her thumb.

From Literature

When it was ready, they’d pick a time to let loose with it, creating a stench so great it would scare the stripes off a skunk.

From Literature

They think hundreds of animals might have died—maybe deer, but certainly birds, rodents, skunks, opossums.

From Literature

Ford has been working on its own EV platform in the U.S. as part of its so-called skunk works project to build a $30,000 electric pickup.

From The Wall Street Journal