stinking
Example Sentences
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Not the good, high-altitude ozone that shields us from dangerous UV light, but bad ozone, hovering right above ground level — stinking, brownish, grayish photochemical smog.
From Los Angeles Times
To others, it put a stop to nights of stinging eyes and stinking clothes - and, most importantly, it saved lives.
From BBC
To his relief, it contained no dead cub: The cub was sitting by its mother, prodding her stinking carcass with one paw.
From Literature
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Miles and miles of refineries and their stinking tailings ponds, adjacent to beach resorts that run on desalination plants.
From Salon
A pot of some stinking brew was boiling over a fire.
From Literature
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