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
As you can see, this tree has flourished and grown and the sweet-smelling blossoms are a bonus.
From Seattle Times • May 24, 2024
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
The house-maidens led them to the bath place where they bathed them in silver bathtubs and rubbed them with sweet-smelling oil.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
