Examples of smelly in a Sentence
I don't like smelly cheese.
your smelly sneakers are enough to raise the dead
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Store smelly wood such as cedar or pine and petroleum products, including tar paper, paint, turpentine, kerosene, rubber and charcoal fluid.
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Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 8 May 2026
Tripti Bhattacharya, a paleoclimatologist at Syracuse University, also takes advantage of waxy substances—though much less smelly ones.
—Hannah Richter, Scientific American, 7 May 2026
This part of the bathroom is often overlooked when cleaning the bathroom, but mold, mildew, and mineral deposits can build up in the tank and cause smelly odors.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 29 Apr. 2026
Her yard was covered in thick, smelly bird poop.
—Emily Holshouser, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Apr. 2026
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Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 8 May 2026
Tripti Bhattacharya, a paleoclimatologist at Syracuse University, also takes advantage of waxy substances—though much less smelly ones.
—Hannah Richter, Scientific American, 7 May 2026
This part of the bathroom is often overlooked when cleaning the bathroom, but mold, mildew, and mineral deposits can build up in the tank and cause smelly odors.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 29 Apr. 2026
Her yard was covered in thick, smelly bird poop.
—Emily Holshouser, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Apr. 2026
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“Smelly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/smelly. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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smelly
adjective
smellier; smelliest
: having a smell and especially a bad smell
smelly socks
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