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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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
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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
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“Stench.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stench. Accessed 4 May. 2024.
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stench
noun
: a very disagreeable smell : stink sense 1
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