stench
Example Sentences
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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
Neighbors complained for years about the stench and constant barking.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 21, 2026
In drought-hit northeastern Kenya, villagers have been forced to drag their dead livestock to distant fields for burning to keep the stench of death and scavenging hyenas away from their homes.
From Barron's • Jan. 27, 2026
In the open sewer outside, plastic bags and bottles drift through charcoal-grey sludge, its stench thick in the air.
From BBC • Nov. 25, 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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