smells

Example Sentences

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First, a soapy sponge—nothing fancy, just one of the cheap ones, sudsed up with a dish soap that smells good.

From Salon • May 5, 2026

This region must combine different types of information, including sights, sounds, and smells, into cohesive memories.

From Science Daily • May 3, 2026

Throughout, Mr. Wyman evokes the sights, sounds and smells of entire lifeways that have disappeared.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

Anastasia Troyanova, a local correspondent for environmental news outlet Kedr, described "a huge cloud of black smoke over the town; it smells of burning".

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

“It smells like onions in here,” Janie said, wrinkling her nose.

From "A Boy Called Bat" by Elana K. Arnold