stank
Example Sentences
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Harry had acquired sixteen cats, but he didn’t take care of them; the most frequent comment that reporters and tourists had upon leaving the lodge was that it stank of cat urine.
From Literature
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He stank of horses and left muddy boot prints on the floors that poor Svetlana had so recently scrubbed.
From Literature
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"The sewage was overflowing and flowing directly into the river, and going into the children's playground. It stank in summertime," she said.
From BBC
He visited Los Angeles in 1926 and declared that “the whole place stank of orange blossoms.”
From Los Angeles Times
And if the pitch stank, Borzello wouldn’t be afraid to say so.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.