stench

Dictating is on par with eating a smelly enchilada with a stench that lingers until somewhere over Nebraska.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026

But Khalatian said many of them, including himself, didn’t suspect the stench was coming from the landfill.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 31, 2026

The village of Dhunge, once home to roughly 150 families, now lies in ruins, reduced to a swampy expanse with an ominous rotting stench -- one of dozens of settlements obliterated by the Himalayan floods.

From Barron's ● Aug. 30, 2026

They are the actions of a spoiled brat trying, and failing, to cover up the stench of losing.

From Salon ● Aug. 21, 2026

If my soul had gone out of my body, I’d have left the rolling of the ship, the stench in the closed-up ’tween deck, the rats that sometimes scuttle over my face in the night.

From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone

People living in a County Down beauty spot have "had enough" of industrial stenches coming from Warrenpoint Port, campaigners have said.

From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2025

But Danovich hoped to avoid supporting hatcheries and breeding barns, with their bright lights, noxious stenches and short lifespans for residents.

From Salon ● May 10, 2023

“Surely those negatives existed in Calcutta. But amidst the fetid stenches of Indian urban decay, I mainly recall the strong aroma of exotic spices.”

From New York Times ● Sep. 17, 2022

The residents described strong stenches that made them gag, vomit, and lock themselves indoors.

From The Guardian ● Aug. 27, 2019

And if nothing more, invisibility has taught my nose to classify the stenches of death.

From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison