stink

Example Sentences

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Shouldn’t the Football Gods have forced this team to stink at least a little longer?

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 19, 2026

Taken along with the overall stink that still hangs on the Globes, which joins the general toxicity wafting in the air a mere 11 days into 2026, however, it’s all pretty deflating.

From Salon • Jan. 12, 2026

Franchises across different leagues have been willing to pinch their noses and stink on the field in exchange for the promise of better draft capital and a brighter future.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 5, 2025

It can’t, which is why it’s critical that Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Tyler Glasnow and Shohei Ohtani not stink up the joint the way Snell did.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 25, 2025

Add suffocating heat that drenches your back in sweat and makes you stink like a caveman.

From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti