stench
Example Sentences
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“And it has taken 40 years for the stench of that culture to leave that department, and regrettably remnants of that culture.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026
I know of no other document that describes so vividly not only starvation, bombardment, arrests, surveillance and crowding, but also the stench and disgust of daily life.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026
Residents described headaches and an unrelenting bitter taste in their mouths as the stench of smoke filled their homes.
From Salon • Mar. 17, 2026
The air was thick with the stench of a decomposing dog, left out to rot with no residents around to remove it.
From Barron's • Nov. 20, 2025
The trolls snored like thunder, and their stench only got worse through the night.
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
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