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
Recent Examples on the Web
And the rise of concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) has doomed millions of pigs, cattle and chickens to lives spent cheek to jowl in the stench of their own waste — waste that also threatens the health of nearby communities and ecosystems.
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Bill Wasik and Monica Murphy Gabra Zackman Emma Kehlbeck Lance Neal, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2024
The air smells burnt, heavy with the stench of gunpowder and the propellant of spent munitions.
—Claire Harbage, NPR, 4 Apr. 2024
As Baraka and his men work, they are surrounded by the buzz of Israeli drones and the stench of death.
—Abeer Salman, CNN, 5 Mar. 2024
Those peering into the tent gasp at the sudden stench.
—Toby Muse, Rolling Stone, 3 Mar. 2024
For years, residents of the Arrowhead Ranch subdivision have complained of the stench coming from the sixth-hole pond of the golf course, located along the south side of Loop 101, between 67th Avenue and Union Hills Drive.
—Shawn Raymundo, The Arizona Republic, 16 Mar. 2024
Joy Reynolds, who runs a ranch near the lagoon, said the stench overpowers that of her horses’ manure.
—Daniel Wu, Washington Post, 20 Mar. 2024
Potential health impacts reach beyond the stench But the air carries more than just a stench.
—Lauren Fichten, CBS News, 15 Mar. 2024
Neighbors, unable to bear the stench, had burned the remains.
—Samantha Schmidt, Washington Post, 9 Mar. 2024
Bill Wasik and Monica Murphy Gabra Zackman Emma Kehlbeck Lance Neal, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2024
The air smells burnt, heavy with the stench of gunpowder and the propellant of spent munitions.
—Claire Harbage, NPR, 4 Apr. 2024
As Baraka and his men work, they are surrounded by the buzz of Israeli drones and the stench of death.
—Abeer Salman, CNN, 5 Mar. 2024
Those peering into the tent gasp at the sudden stench.
—Toby Muse, Rolling Stone, 3 Mar. 2024
For years, residents of the Arrowhead Ranch subdivision have complained of the stench coming from the sixth-hole pond of the golf course, located along the south side of Loop 101, between 67th Avenue and Union Hills Drive.
—Shawn Raymundo, The Arizona Republic, 16 Mar. 2024
Joy Reynolds, who runs a ranch near the lagoon, said the stench overpowers that of her horses’ manure.
—Daniel Wu, Washington Post, 20 Mar. 2024
Potential health impacts reach beyond the stench But the air carries more than just a stench.
—Lauren Fichten, CBS News, 15 Mar. 2024
Neighbors, unable to bear the stench, had burned the remains.
—Samantha Schmidt, Washington Post, 9 Mar. 2024
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“Stench.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stench. Accessed 3 May. 2024.
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stench
noun
: a very disagreeable smell : stink sense 1
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