smelly

Example Sentences

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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

Gas generators, the traditional option, are noisy, high maintenance and smelly.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 1, 2026

One used the codeword "smelly bananas" to signal things were getting too much.

From BBC • Dec. 21, 2025

So while smelly fruit is partly responsible for price rises now - a changing climate may ultimately strain the affordability of coffee in the years to come.

From BBC • Sep. 14, 2024

‘Are you sure there’s nothing else to eat around here except those disgusting smelly snozzcumbers?’ she asked.

From "The BFG" by Roald Dahl