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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Something soured Monday night at Madison Square Garden and the stench of spoilt optimism wafted into Wednesday.
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Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 11 June 2026
The decaying matter causes a stench that lingers for days.
—Joan Murray, CBS News, 10 June 2026
One wall was completely deconstructed, and the stench of cigarettes and space heaters permeated the air.
—Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 6 June 2026
Garbage piles now choke nearly every Havana street corner, filling neighborhoods with stench, flies and rats as residents navigate improvised dumps outside homes, hospitals and busy thoroughfares.
—Andrea Rodríguez, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2026
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Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 11 June 2026
The decaying matter causes a stench that lingers for days.
—Joan Murray, CBS News, 10 June 2026
One wall was completely deconstructed, and the stench of cigarettes and space heaters permeated the air.
—Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 6 June 2026
Garbage piles now choke nearly every Havana street corner, filling neighborhoods with stench, flies and rats as residents navigate improvised dumps outside homes, hospitals and busy thoroughfares.
—Andrea Rodríguez, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2026
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 17 Jun. 2026.
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stench
noun
: a very disagreeable smell : stink sense 1
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