: having scent: such as
a
: having a perfumed smell
b
: having the sense of smell
c
: having or exhaling an odor
Examples of scented in a Sentence
a bowl of scented petals used to perfume a room
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Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Sep. 2025
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Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Sep. 2025
Adult ladybugs can release pheromones, or scented chemical flares that attract other ladybugs nearby.
—Patricia S York, Southern Living, 25 Sep. 2025
The center employs a physician and a nurse practitioner who monitor women’s hormone levels, offers $2,000-a-session facial laser rejuvenation treatments, and a gym stocked with Rogue barbells and eucalyptus-scented towels.
—Anne Marie Chaker, Time, 20 Sep. 2025
The retreat is made up of 60 villas—some with their own pools—found along winding lanes, made shady with towering palm trees and scented frangipani.
—Angelina Villa-Clarke, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for scented
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“Scented.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scented. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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