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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The rotting corpse flower’s putrid stench cast a spell Thursday across Roseville High School’s campus.
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Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 31 Oct. 2025
The 75-year-old ginkgo trees have been wafting the unpleasant smell into the air at the Northern California park, forcing residents to brave the stench that is comparable to vomit, The Sacramento Bee and SFGATE report.
—Natalia Senanayake, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
The sheets will absorb the stench while adding a pleasant scent.
—Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 30 Oct. 2025
Because at the moment, the stench is pervasive.
—Mirjam Swanson, Oc Register, 25 Oct. 2025
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Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 31 Oct. 2025
The 75-year-old ginkgo trees have been wafting the unpleasant smell into the air at the Northern California park, forcing residents to brave the stench that is comparable to vomit, The Sacramento Bee and SFGATE report.
—Natalia Senanayake, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
The sheets will absorb the stench while adding a pleasant scent.
—Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 30 Oct. 2025
Because at the moment, the stench is pervasive.
—Mirjam Swanson, Oc Register, 25 Oct. 2025
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 9 Nov. 2025.
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stench
noun
: a very disagreeable smell : stink sense 1
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