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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Sunday's 120-119 win over the New Orleans Pelicans didn't dispel the stench of the Boston Celtics' 9-7 funk.
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Bobby Krivitsky, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
Frankincense and myrrh are herbs burned to cover the stench of death.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 7 Jan. 2025
The stench here is too fresh, and certainly no proud moment for the Hollywood establishment of stars and image makers who play a square game.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 5 Jan. 2025
The stench of the past is gone, replaced by the smell of success and, on this night, love in the air.
—Ben Standig, The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024
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Bobby Krivitsky, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
Frankincense and myrrh are herbs burned to cover the stench of death.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 7 Jan. 2025
The stench here is too fresh, and certainly no proud moment for the Hollywood establishment of stars and image makers who play a square game.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 5 Jan. 2025
The stench of the past is gone, replaced by the smell of success and, on this night, love in the air.
—Ben Standig, The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024
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“Stench.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stench. Accessed 24 Jan. 2025.
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stench
noun
: a very disagreeable smell : stink sense 1
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