: 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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Swapping in a velvet pillow or lighting a warmly scented candle makes the whole room instantly feel cozier and more inviting.
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Karin Jones, Travel + Leisure, 4 Sep. 2025
Peppermint, spearmint, and other scented plants in the mint family will repel not only squirrels but other rodents as well.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 4 Sep. 2025
Swapping in a velvet pillow or lighting a warmly scented candle makes the whole room instantly feel cozier and more inviting.
—Toni Sutton, People.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Try a spray with oil of lemon eucalyptus (OLE), which is refined from the lemon-scented gum plant.
—Sharon Liao, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Aug. 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 9 Sep. 2025.
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