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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There's a smelly situation on the beach in Provincetown, Massachusetts after thousands of squid washed up on shore.
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Neal Riley, CBS News, 8 June 2026
After-dinner naps, family movie nights, greasy hands, and dirty pets can contribute to smelly odors, stains, pet hair, and crumbs and dirt that get stuck along the piping and between the couch cushions.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 28 May 2026
Store smelly wood such as cedar or pine and petroleum products, including tar paper, paint, turpentine, kerosene, rubber and charcoal fluid.
—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
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Neal Riley, CBS News, 8 June 2026
After-dinner naps, family movie nights, greasy hands, and dirty pets can contribute to smelly odors, stains, pet hair, and crumbs and dirt that get stuck along the piping and between the couch cushions.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 28 May 2026
Store smelly wood such as cedar or pine and petroleum products, including tar paper, paint, turpentine, kerosene, rubber and charcoal fluid.
—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
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“Smelly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/smelly. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.
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smelly
adjective
smellier; smelliest
: having a smell and especially a bad smell
smelly socks
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