stinking

Example Sentences

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“These are all the struggles I think about every stinking day,” she said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

Miles and miles of refineries and their stinking tailings ponds, adjacent to beach resorts that run on desalination plants.

From Salon • Mar. 17, 2026

"We had a brand-new baby with bad lungs, and we wake up to a generator running above our heads and the absolutely stinking of petrol," says Laura.

From BBC • Dec. 12, 2025

A poisonous river of a stinking yellow liquid rushed downhill, inundating homes and fields, including the one where she grew corn to feed her eight children.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 28, 2025

“Do you want to know a secret? I think Mr. Axelroot is trouble in his own stinking hat.”

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver