stinks

Example Sentences

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Scratchy and stiff, it stinks of the stale urine used to set the dye.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

“If it bleeds, it leads” is no more, replaced by something that stinks in its own way.

From Slate • Apr. 7, 2026

But he said his finish "stinks" after posting a double-bogey for second day running.

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026

“The running joke in the community was, ‘The first product stinks, the second one’s better, and the third one’s where they get it right.’

From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026

“Your house stinks like a lice farm,” the older of the strange girls said.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall