stench
Example Sentences
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Working with his regular cinematographer Oleg Mutu, Loznitsa gives this prison — and authoritarianism itself — a sickly luster without ever denying its wretched stench.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 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
On summer nights the sound of laughter from pubs and bars wafts through his neighbourhood - but so does the stench of rubbish.
From BBC • Nov. 15, 2025
But even the festive display and large welcome sign couldn’t distract from the cloying stench of melted hooves and decay.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
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