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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This rotting food would inevitably emit a stench so overpowering that early European explorers, fur trappers, and missionaries were sickened by it.
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ArsTechnica, 28 July 2025
This rotting food would inevitably emit a stench so overpowering that early European explorers, fur trappers and missionaries were sickened by it.
—Melanie Beasley, The Conversation, 25 July 2025
Also missing is the sweaty stench overwhelming traditional gyms.
—Kelly Meyerhofer, jsonline.com, 15 July 2025
For example, flies feed on carrion, and plants in the genus Stapelia bloom accompanied by the stench of rotten meat.
—The San Diego Union Tribune, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 June 2025
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ArsTechnica, 28 July 2025
This rotting food would inevitably emit a stench so overpowering that early European explorers, fur trappers and missionaries were sickened by it.
—Melanie Beasley, The Conversation, 25 July 2025
Also missing is the sweaty stench overwhelming traditional gyms.
—Kelly Meyerhofer, jsonline.com, 15 July 2025
For example, flies feed on carrion, and plants in the genus Stapelia bloom accompanied by the stench of rotten meat.
—The San Diego Union Tribune, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for stench
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“Stench.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stench. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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stench
noun
: a very disagreeable smell : stink sense 1
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