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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For all the waxy stories of tournament winners overcoming this or proving that, so many others out there are in the stench.
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Brendan Quinn, New York Times, 21 May 2025
Luckily, the experience trumped inhaling the intense stench, which eventually subsided.
—Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 16 May 2025
Over the years, multiple locations have been suspected as the source of the stench, particularly the landfill and the city’s wastewater treatment plant along James P. Snell Drive off U.S. 441.
—James Wilkins, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 May 2025
Listen to the fans thrumming above, passing the stench of death between rooms.
—Hazlitt, 13 May 2025
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Brendan Quinn, New York Times, 21 May 2025
Luckily, the experience trumped inhaling the intense stench, which eventually subsided.
—Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 16 May 2025
Over the years, multiple locations have been suspected as the source of the stench, particularly the landfill and the city’s wastewater treatment plant along James P. Snell Drive off U.S. 441.
—James Wilkins, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 May 2025
Listen to the fans thrumming above, passing the stench of death between rooms.
—Hazlitt, 13 May 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 5 Jun. 2025.
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stench
noun
: a very disagreeable smell : stink sense 1
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