Examples of stench in a Sentence
the stench of rotting meat
we finally discovered the dead rat that was causing the stench in the basement
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Not only would Floridians have to suffer the stench, but auto insurance rates would likely rise due to the increase of vehicular accidents.
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Letters To The Editor, Orlando Sentinel, 7 Nov. 2024
The brutally humid, sauna-like subway station platforms, the foul rotting sidewalk garbage stench that fills the air once temps hit 80 degrees Fahrenheit, and… sun damage in the form of hyperpigmentation.
—Sarah Kinonen, Allure, 26 Nov. 2024
The Tide finally had cleansed the stench of October losses at Vanderbilt and Tennessee and could write their ticket to Atlanta.
—Stewart Mandel, The Athletic, 24 Nov. 2024
Pervading everything, the overwhelming stench of rotting flesh mixed with concrete dust at the scene where 23 people including two children were killed, according to local officials.
—Matt Bradley, NBC News, 19 Oct. 2024
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Letters To The Editor, Orlando Sentinel, 7 Nov. 2024
The brutally humid, sauna-like subway station platforms, the foul rotting sidewalk garbage stench that fills the air once temps hit 80 degrees Fahrenheit, and… sun damage in the form of hyperpigmentation.
—Sarah Kinonen, Allure, 26 Nov. 2024
The Tide finally had cleansed the stench of October losses at Vanderbilt and Tennessee and could write their ticket to Atlanta.
—Stewart Mandel, The Athletic, 24 Nov. 2024
Pervading everything, the overwhelming stench of rotting flesh mixed with concrete dust at the scene where 23 people including two children were killed, according to local officials.
—Matt Bradley, NBC News, 19 Oct. 2024
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“Stench.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stench. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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stench
noun
: a very disagreeable smell : stink sense 1
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