body odor

noun

: an unpleasant smell from the body of a person who has been sweating or is not clean

Examples of body odor in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The conversation surrounding body odor has long since moved past strictly the underarms, with companies touting the products' abilities to tackle smell in the groin, feet and even the legs. —

Devika Rao, theweek, 14 June 2024 In that case, a white flight attendant claimed that an unidentified individual had body odor and Black men were targeted for removal from the flight in a humiliating act of racial profiling, said the plaintiffs. —

Kizzy Cox, Essence, 12 Aug. 2024 This can be hard to cope with on top of other things like body odor or excessive sweating (hyperhidrosis). —

Emily Brown, Mph, Verywell Health, 13 Aug. 2024 Toni read them in hardcover at the public library, in a room full of homeless people, the body odor amplifying her sense of punishment. —

Sarah Braunstein, The New Yorker, 21 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for body odor

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