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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News coverage can’t prepare you for the stupefying endlessness of the destruction, nor for the metallic stench that seeps in through closed windows.
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Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 1 Feb. 2025
In 2018, a trailer parked in a suburban neighborhood of Guadalajara was only discovered by the stench of the 273 bodies decomposing inside of it.
—Tyler McBrien, The Dial, 28 Jan. 2025
Meanwhile, Sutter County supervisors, whose agricultural department has accrued losses greater than $400,000 since its industrial hemp program began in 2019, also have six-figure losses in mind, along with resident complaints of the stench from the plants reaching neighborhoods and schools.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacramento Bee, 21 Jan. 2025
Sewage stenches are powerful and off-putting, but can also help identify when there is a problem with the home sewage system.
—Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Jan. 2025
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Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 1 Feb. 2025
In 2018, a trailer parked in a suburban neighborhood of Guadalajara was only discovered by the stench of the 273 bodies decomposing inside of it.
—Tyler McBrien, The Dial, 28 Jan. 2025
Meanwhile, Sutter County supervisors, whose agricultural department has accrued losses greater than $400,000 since its industrial hemp program began in 2019, also have six-figure losses in mind, along with resident complaints of the stench from the plants reaching neighborhoods and schools.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacramento Bee, 21 Jan. 2025
Sewage stenches are powerful and off-putting, but can also help identify when there is a problem with the home sewage system.
—Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Jan. 2025
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“Stench.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stench. Accessed 7 Feb. 2025.
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stench
noun
: a very disagreeable smell : stink sense 1
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