smell of
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Loud trucks kept passing and honking their horns, leaving a smell of burning diesel fuel in their wake.
From Slate • May 29, 2026
"But I love the smell of a new book and holding them. I love the colours, some of the covers are just so beautiful, I buy those as paperbacks."
From BBC • May 24, 2026
You know the weather: warm wind, faint smell of rain, the vague sense that a storm could roll in at any minute.
From Salon • May 19, 2026
It was a tale about organic matter, the sound and smell of silk, wool and cotton, their inevitable decay a result of skin secretions, chemicals, light and time.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 2026
They feed on seals, and because hunters always smell of seals, the bears think they are seals and track them down.
From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell
