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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There was seemingly a healthy respect between the players, like opposing superstars Virat Kohli and Babar Azam sharing a laugh in an enduring image, in what was a snapshot of the possibilities when the stench of politics is absent.
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Tristan Lavalette, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
The same nauseating stench of rancid bodies.
—Seema Jilani
august 29, Literary Hub, 29 Aug. 2025
The stench spread through the aircraft, seeping onto the floor.
—Becca Longmire, People.com, 29 Aug. 2025
More than two weeks after the party, Coleman’s mother, Cecelia, asked him to find the source of a stench at their greystone, also in the 900 block of West Garfield, records show.
—Gregory Royal Pratt, Chicago Tribune, 26 Aug. 2025
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Tristan Lavalette, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
The same nauseating stench of rancid bodies.
—Seema Jilani
august 29, Literary Hub, 29 Aug. 2025
The stench spread through the aircraft, seeping onto the floor.
—Becca Longmire, People.com, 29 Aug. 2025
More than two weeks after the party, Coleman’s mother, Cecelia, asked him to find the source of a stench at their greystone, also in the 900 block of West Garfield, records show.
—Gregory Royal Pratt, Chicago Tribune, 26 Aug. 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 23 Sep. 2025.
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stench
noun
: a very disagreeable smell : stink sense 1
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