stench
Example Sentences
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Or will the stench of vomit eventually take over the house?
From Literature
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The sharp stench of ozone filled the backyard.
From Literature
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Residents began to complain of an “unbearable” stench that they said caused headaches, nausea, and eye, ear and nose irritation.
From Los Angeles Times
When it was ready, they’d pick a time to let loose with it, creating a stench so great it would scare the stripes off a skunk.
From Literature
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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
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.