smell
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You'll be the one to smell opportunity, and to lead your company toward it.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
Packets of food were strewn across the floor, doors hung off their hinges, and a pungent smell of faeces filled the air.
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
To help cut down the fishy smell, top the fish with your choice of acid, like fresh lemon juice or rice vinegar.
From Salon • Jun. 6, 2026
This does smell quite dirty, and we look forward to learning more about it.
From Slate • Jun. 6, 2026
As he followed the full-grown taillesses through the Bright Soft Cold, he struggled against the hunger gnawing his belly, and the muzzle-watering smell of the lemmings just a pounce away.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
Vocabulary lists containing smell
Smell Words
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Vocabulary from Readings 1, Unit 4
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