as in stink
a strong unpleasant smell
we finally discovered the dead rat that was causing the stench in the basement
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Recent Examples of stench
Yet recently, residents say the stench and garbage have gotten out of control.
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Jermont Terry, CBS News, 6 Jan. 2026
Stale air with the faint stench of a long-dead mouse.
—Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 23 Dec. 2025
What To Add To Your Routine Start with these classic items, and your home will be feeling cleaner than ever without all those chemical stenches.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 21 Dec. 2025
That guy – the guy on whom the Bruins pinned the interim tag before Game 4 – was the breath of fresh air helping disguise the stench of an otherwise terrible, horrible, no-good, very bad season.
—Mirjam Swanson, Oc Register, 30 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for stench
Jermont Terry, CBS News, 6 Jan. 2026
Stale air with the faint stench of a long-dead mouse.
—Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 23 Dec. 2025
What To Add To Your Routine Start with these classic items, and your home will be feeling cleaner than ever without all those chemical stenches.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 21 Dec. 2025
That guy – the guy on whom the Bruins pinned the interim tag before Game 4 – was the breath of fresh air helping disguise the stench of an otherwise terrible, horrible, no-good, very bad season.
—Mirjam Swanson, Oc Register, 30 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for stench
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stench
Noun
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The stink from the second apartment led one neighbor to place an air purifier in the hallway.—
Emma Seiwell,
New York Daily News,
24 Jan. 2026
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For him, the most revolting thing about his life in Iran was its pervasive stink.—
Amir Ahmadi Arian,
The Dial,
15 Jan. 2026
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In town, the painter also notes the reek of decomposing bodies, of garbage, of blood streaming out of the butcher shop.—
Amir Ahmadi Arian,
The Dial,
15 Jan. 2026
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If the yellow home effort had a whiff of a 1990s Sunday league kit, the white one absolutely reeks of it.—
Nick Miller,
New York Times,
8 Jan. 2026
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“Stench.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stench. Accessed 27 Jan. 2026.
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