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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Something Willis said a lot of people might not realize is the stench left behind after a massive flood like the one that happened on the Guadalupe.
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Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 8 July 2025
The scientists said their results indicate that a significant portion of the gas that’s being released by the Salton Sea isn’t being measured, even as the stench drifts through the area’s predominantly Latino communities.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2025
For Nebraska, the stench comes from those 27 consecutive losses against ranked foes.
—Mitch Sherman, New York Times, 14 May 2025
And the rotten-egg stench from the hydrogen sulfide emitted by the lake’s decomposing organic matter, an odor particularly noticeable in the summer, has gotten no better.
—Jorge L. Ortiz, USA Today, 30 Mar. 2025
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Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 8 July 2025
The scientists said their results indicate that a significant portion of the gas that’s being released by the Salton Sea isn’t being measured, even as the stench drifts through the area’s predominantly Latino communities.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2025
For Nebraska, the stench comes from those 27 consecutive losses against ranked foes.
—Mitch Sherman, New York Times, 14 May 2025
And the rotten-egg stench from the hydrogen sulfide emitted by the lake’s decomposing organic matter, an odor particularly noticeable in the summer, has gotten no better.
—Jorge L. Ortiz, USA Today, 30 Mar. 2025
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“Stench.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stench. Accessed 17 Jul. 2025.
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stench
noun
: a very disagreeable smell : stink sense 1
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