smelly

Example Sentences

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But in recent years those living nearby have complained that it regularly turns green in the summer and has become smelly and slimy.

From BBC • Apr. 26, 2026

Never having to huff your own engine exhaust is even better—you just don’t notice how smelly gas cars can be until you’ve been out of one for a while.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

Trees have less dramatic ways to screw up your day: Their roots can infiltrate cracks in septic or sewage pipes, blocking the system and wreaking expensive, smelly havoc.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 4, 2026

The ones I could actually get were dark, smelly or unsafe.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 14, 2025

New York was dirty and smelly like every city Nate had ever visited.

From I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 by Lauren Tarshis