How to Use stench in a Sentence

stench

noun

• The result has been putrid shorelines, stench and dead fish.
  — Kevin Spear, orlandosentinel.com, 18 Nov. 2020
• The stench from swimming in this toxic administration's swamp will not wash off.
  — Arkansas Online, 7 Dec. 2020
• Each play gained at least 7 yards, producing a stench of familiarity.
  — Michael Gehlken, Dallas News, 3 Jan. 2021
• Thank you Randy, working hard to clean up the stench of the 2020 Election Hoax!
  — Sarah Midkiff, refinery29.com, 24 Nov. 2020
• Ash swirled, and the stench of smoke hung in the air Tuesday as a light haze settled over southern Orange County.
  — Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2020
• The champagne was still wet and the stogie stench strong when Anthony Davis had to answer questions about his plans this offseason.
  — Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 10 Nov. 2020
• Unlike tile and hardwood floors, plush carpets absorb stench like no other, especially after countless food spills and pet messes.
  — Amanda Garrity, Good Housekeeping, 22 Jan. 2021
• Whatever miserable stench that hovers over Allen Park has found its way to Ann Arbor.
  — Shawn Windsor, Detroit Free Press, 14 Nov. 2020
• Fortunately for the Bears, the stench, the sting and the pain have dissipated since that Week 12 meeting.
  — Dan Wiederer, chicagotribune.com, 1 Jan. 2021
• The crew experienced bloody battles with bears, the stench of scurvy, and the dispiriting blackness of the polar winter and their struggle with hunger as supplies dwindled.
  — Richard Schiffman, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 Jan. 2021
• By the time crews finished burying the animal in the early afternoon, the only remaining indication of the whale was the lingering stench in the air.
  — Carly Roman, Washington Examiner, 29 Dec. 2020
• Just at that moment, though, Leland is distracted by the ungodly stench coming from his bathroom, where the toilet, bathtub and sink have started spewing brown sewage.
  — Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 25 July 2024
• The Ravens could move past not only a confounding loss to the New England Patriots but also the stench of last year’s playoff stunner.
  — Jonas Shaffer, baltimoresun.com, 22 Nov. 2020
• The streets of Port-au-Prince reek with the stench of the dead.
  — Samantha Schmidt, Washington Post, 9 Mar. 2024
• Acrid smoke filtered through the room and the dogs fled the stench.
  — Alex Cranz, Wired, 21 Apr. 2021
• The thick, sticky stench of the dead lingered around the morgue for weeks.
  — Erika Kinetz, Anchorage Daily News, 26 Oct. 2022
• With Jack's scent out of my nose, the stench of the place hits me anew.
  — Jessica Leon, EW.com, 11 Feb. 2023
• The stench grew stronger as Cruz approached the boys' room.
  — Chris Ramirez, USA TODAY, 20 July 2023
• The sheets will absorb the stench while adding a pleasant scent.
  — Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 5 Sep. 2023
• The Michael Sussmann trial is over, but the stench lingers.
  — Kimberley A. Strassel, WSJ, 2 June 2022
• What is that foul stench that just wafted in from the past?
  — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 16 Apr. 2024
• Near the chicken sheds, the stench of manure was strong.
  — Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 5 Aug. 2023
• Trees were scorched in seconds; the stench of jet fuel hung in the air.
  — Andrew Zaleski, Popular Mechanics, 22 June 2023
• Or the stench of the garbage sticks around, even after the trash can has been emptied.
  — Lindsey M. Roberts, Washington Post, 15 Mar. 2023
• Then, along the highway from the airport, the stench of sewage arrives.
  — Jack Nicas, New York Times, 2 Mar. 2023
• That stench of old seafood or the fetid smell of rotting meat are foul, to be sure.
  — Rita Pelczar, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Aug. 2022
• The arrest feels righteous, but the stench of the man’s menace lingers.
  — Inkoo Kang, The New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2024
• The villagers toiled in a scene of horror: The air was filled with the stench of dead cattle.
  — Sam Metz and Mosa'ab Elshamy, Anchorage Daily News, 11 Sep. 2023
• Even so, the stench wafting out of the bathroom was putrid.
  — Dante Ross, Rolling Stone, 9 Aug. 2023
• The blasts, which left the stench of burning flesh in the air, was deeply traumatic to witnesses.
  — Emily Langer, Washington Post, 26 July 2024

Last Updated: 26 Oct 2024