How to Use reek in a Sentence

reek

1 of 2 noun

• The mud, or maybe the drying agent, gave off a reek of sewage.
  — Nick Paumgarten, The New Yorker, 14 June 2019
• The Pros and Cons of Horses The horse fairly reeks of glamor.
  — David E. Petzal, Field & Stream, 23 Aug. 2023
• So much about this place could be seen as out of step — the sawdust, the reek, the cash-only stance.
  — New York Times, 17 Nov. 2021
• In June, the wharf was stacked high with lobster traps tinging the breeze with the faint reek of their latest catch.
  — Murray Whyte, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Aug. 2022
• You could be covered in red sauce and reek of garlic and Bae would still love you.
  — Kelsey Stiegman, Seventeen, 7 Dec. 2015
• Still, the stunts—then as now—reek of exploitation, and the victims are those least equipped to resist.
  — Philip Elliott, Time, 16 Sep. 2022
• The viny scent of wine, cut with the stringent reek of strong alcohol, enveloped us.
  — John Seabrook, The New Yorker, 23 Jan. 2017
• Except for the reek of the Cordova cannery, which wraps the entire town in seal's breath, there is not a stinker in the bunch.
  — Michael Engelhard, Alaska Dispatch News, 1 July 2017
• As the police wrenched open the door, the first thing that struck Mr. K was the smell: an intense chemical reek, mingled with the stench of death.
  — National Geographic, 5 Aug. 2016
• Now, from my perspective, that reeks of a backroom deal.
  — Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2023
• The air reeks of urine and feces, and in a bowl on the ground, maggots writhe amid rotting flesh a vet has cut from one of the animal’s wounds.
  — Mirren Gidda, Newsweek, 12 Oct. 2017
• Zufferey said the ground trembles during the mudslide and the air reeks of mud and sulfur which lingers for days.
  — Angela Fritz, Washington Post, 5 June 2017
• Walking through a string of villages in Bihar, the state that was worst hit this past month, the reek of fermenting grain cuts through the moist air.
  — Suhasini Raj and Jeffrey Gettleman, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2017
• Giant holes have been punched in the walls, the wide corridors reek of urine, many lights have burned out and water drips from the ceiling, pooling on the floor.
  — Jeffrey Gettleman and Hari Kumar, New York Times, 17 Aug. 2017
• Incredibly flaccid and safe, Mayday Parade's pop punk reeks of the mid-aughts in the worst way.
  — Luca Cimarusti, Chicago Reader, 12 Sep. 2017
• The junipers' oily aroma overwhelmed even our own piquant reek.
  — John Phillips, Car and Driver, 24 Mar. 2020
• Known for being a bit of a jokester, the singer's 40-second preview reeks of haphazard satire and cringe-worthy cheesiness.
  — Abby Jones, Billboard, 24 May 2018
• Around him bundled bodies grumble and gasp like snoozing cattle; the air inside the tent feels iron cold against his cheeks and nose, and has a stewed and crotch-like reek to it.
  — Colm Toibin, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2016
• Elon Musk has pulled some lousy marketing stunts in his time, but this one reeks of desperation.
  — Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 24 July 2023
• Trump and Giuliani say the incident reeks of corruption.
  — Ron Kampeas, sun-sentinel.com, 24 Sep. 2019
• Payton doesn’t shy away from suggesting that the NFL’s gambling policy reeks of hypocrisy.
  — Jarrett Bell, USA TODAY, 25 July 2023
• By that time, Shannon said, the house is all but ruined by the humidity, which breeds mold, and the reek of marijuana, which seeps into the drywall.
  — Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2020
• Mortal Kombat 11's story mode is polished and reeks of high-budget CGI and is compelling even with some cheesy voice acting.
  — Ars Staff, Ars Technica, 24 Dec. 2019
• According to local reports, buildings there are blanketed in ash and the air reeks of sulfur.
  — National Geographic, 21 May 2016
• Today, the bats have been cleared out, but the temple still has a powerful ammonia reek—the new residents being feral cats.
  — Stefen Chow, Smithsonian, 30 Sep. 2017
• Your pillow never squirms or snores or reeks of marijuana.
  — Diana Spechler, Longreads, 28 Oct. 2017
• Emmert’s threat to excise the entire left coast reeks of pure desperation and is in no way realistic.
  — Sally Jenkins, courant.com, 25 June 2019
• Chateaus, villas and trophy cult wines that reek of privilege, entitlement and wealth.
  — Washington Post, 10 Feb. 2022
• Mill Pond, connected to Crow River, reeks because of oxygen depletion over the long winter.
  — Katie Barsotti, The New Yorker, 19 Nov. 2023
• The quality of play is suspect, the officiating and constant replays reek, and these knuckleheads are planning to go ahead with third- and fourth-rate bowl games.
  — Star Tribune, 7 Nov. 2020

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reek

2 of 2 verb

• The dog also reeked of the waste that had stuck to his fur, Ross said.
  — Kyle Melnick, Washington Post, 11 Aug. 2023
• The house reeked of spoiled meat that went bad while the power was off.
  — Jason Dearen and Jay Reeves, chicagotribune.com, 2 Sep. 2017
• For much of the last five months, Boulder Creek has reeked of rain.
  — Sukee Bennett, The Mercury News, 24 Mar. 2017
• What soars and reeks and fits like a coffin turned on its end?
  — Elliott Hester, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2019
• In the summer of 1858, the Thames was a reeking open sewer.
  — Laurie Penny, Longreads, 15 Feb. 2018
• For days after, my hair and my clothes reeked of peat bog.
  — Lauren Collins, The New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2023
• And yet in the face of a box score that usually reeks of a loss, the Wizards won.
  — Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY, 13 May 2017
• My little brother used to wear it and the whole house would reek of it for days.
  — Zoë Weiner, Teen Vogue, 13 Apr. 2018
• Even as Lily’s mouth begins to reek, Finn cannot kiss her enough.
  — Parul Sehgal, The New Yorker, 12 June 2023
• The children, ages 13 to 16, were kept in a single room that reeked of human waste.
  — Keri Blakinger, Houston Chronicle, 11 Mar. 2018
• This whole process around the Ukraine is—reeks with politics.
  — CBS News, 15 Dec. 2019
• My hair, my backpack, my clothes—all of it reeks of smoke and pork shoulder.
  — Mitch Goldich, SI.com, 25 Feb. 2018
• Some say they have been forced to drink water that reeks of chlorine.
  — USA Today, 20 Dec. 2019
• Hundreds of men were packed in a reeking garage at the station in McAllen, Tex.
  — Nick Miroff, Washington Post, 13 July 2019
• All of this reeks a bit of Queen Gertrude: Hollywood doth protest too much.
  — Ben Shapiro, National Review, 17 Oct. 2017
• In addition to the area’s stifling heat, the pools reek of rotten eggs.
  — Jack Tamisiea, Scientific American, 22 Dec. 2021
• Overall, this process reeks of cronyism from the early days of rail.
  — Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 5 June 2019
• Though, uh, hey: At least no one in Riverdale will have to deal with a character who reeks of soup.
  — Kaitlin Reilly, refinery29.com, 5 Mar. 2020
• One got an envelope of clippings — good ones — but the whole thing reeked of cat piss.
  — Susan Fekete, Longreads, 7 Mar. 2018
• Far too often, the Aztecs of old reeked of weakness while facing the basket.
  — Bryce Miller, sandiegouniontribune.com, 14 Mar. 2018
• While his sister's home held up, the area reeked of gas because a propane unit was damaged.
  — CBS News, 5 Apr. 2023
• Once there, the lawsuit claims the guys reeked of weed and alcohol, the site reported.
  — Mark Price, charlotteobserver, 6 Apr. 2018
• The room also reeked of smoke and the walls had burnt marks, the Boston Herald reported.
  — Katherine Lam, Fox News, 6 Sep. 2018
• The whole thing reeked of a man trying to protect his privilege.
  — Gianluca Russo, Teen Vogue, 16 Nov. 2018
• And a pair of University of Oregon gym shorts that still reeked of sweat.
  — Bill Oram, oregonlive, 13 July 2023
• To play morality police after the fact reeks of the Cubs wanting to have their cake and eat it, too.
  — Jon Tayler, SI.com, 15 Jan. 2018
• But above all else, The Hill’s opinion section just reeks of the same laziness Solomon displays.
  — Libby Watson, The New Republic, 27 Sep. 2019
• Two bolted-down single beds lined a wall; our small bathroom reeked of sewage and diesel.
  — New York Times, 3 Apr. 2020
• Whether Tesla will budge is still up in the air — air that will start reeking of piled garbage starting on December 24th when the strike begins.
  — Umar Shakir, The Verge, 13 Dec. 2023
• Sometimes, he was approached by neighbors out on parole for various crimes, who reeked of alcohol.
  — Emily Davies, Washington Post, 20 Jan. 2024

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