smells

Example Sentences

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Add the chopped chipotles and adobo sauce, stirring until everything smells smoky and deeply savory.

From Salon • May 19, 2026

Even details like how a plant smells can help researchers determine what species it is.

From Science Daily • May 18, 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 any other tree—dusty and woody —but I know that deep inside is an intoxicating scent.

From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila