sweet-smelling
Example Sentences
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Such an invasion might not be so bad if the plants were benign, nutritious, sweet-smelling or all of the above.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 17, 2025
“What perplexes me is that despite the plant being known for its stinky smell, it also produces several sweet-smelling chemicals.”
From Salon • May 27, 2025
Some scents, for example, may have "universal" interpretations to humans -- something that nearly always smells pleasant, like a sweet-smelling flower.
From Science Daily • May 15, 2024
In another, “The Butterfly and the Crocodile,” a butterfly defeats a crocodile by sealing its eyes shut with “soft, sweet-smelling pollen.”
From New York Times • Dec. 22, 2022
“This is one big sweet-smelling city. We know every neighborhood by the scent of its garbage. You’ll be an expert, too, really soon.”
From "The Bridge Home" by Padma Venkatraman
