smelled
Example Sentences
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"The lab smelled like a fish market," she says.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 23, 2026
In previous research on dogs, the same brain region has been found to light up when the dogs anticipated a tasty snack, or smelled a familiar person.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
“It smelled like a zoo here for three days,” Peter said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
For spouses Jennifer Kraus and Abigail Cruz, the plants smelled like rotten garbage.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026
I sniffed at each shoulder and smelled the familiar boiled-cabbage odor of our boardinghouse.
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
