smell out

phrasal verb

smelled out or smelt out; smelling out; smells out

: to find (something) by smelling it

police dogs trained to smell out drugs

Examples of smell out in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

No candle or air freshener takes the smell out, either. —Harriette Cole, The Mercury News, 25 Jan. 2025

They're guaranteed to make your living or work space (up to 600 square feet) smell out of this world! —Ew Staff, EW.com, 20 Nov. 2024

Some less obvious symptoms in early stages are acting out dreams such as kicking or punching while sleeping, constipation or loss of smell out of nowhere, rapid onset of depression or anxiety. —Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 24 July 2024

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These easy at-home tricks might get the smell out of your shoes and prevent foul odors. —Dwyer Frame, Health, 31 Oct. 2023

The best way to clean and get smells out of a garbage disposal is a combination of the methods outlined below. —Kristina McGuirk, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 June 2023

Point fans toward doorways, room corners and windows to push smells out of the house. —Jeastman, oregonlive, 7 June 2023

Rhymes for smell out

• about
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• blackout
• blowout
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• buyout
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• closeout
• cutout
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• dropout