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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All these ailments seem to ebb and flow along with the toxic stench of the wastewater.
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Kimberly Dickson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Apr. 2025
In addition to beach closures, Navy SEALs and recruits train near the toxic runoff and children and some elderly residents on the U.S. side of the border have gotten sick because of the stench from the runoff, said Desmond.
—Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 3 Apr. 2025
The coop is empty and cavernous, the air still heavy with the stench of chicken waste.
—Suzy Khimm, NBC news, 21 Mar. 2025
The Miami Herald reported that detainees are sleeping on cement floors amid the stench of body odor and raw sewage.
—Clara-Sophia Daly, Miami Herald, 10 Apr. 2025
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Kimberly Dickson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Apr. 2025
In addition to beach closures, Navy SEALs and recruits train near the toxic runoff and children and some elderly residents on the U.S. side of the border have gotten sick because of the stench from the runoff, said Desmond.
—Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 3 Apr. 2025
The coop is empty and cavernous, the air still heavy with the stench of chicken waste.
—Suzy Khimm, NBC news, 21 Mar. 2025
The Miami Herald reported that detainees are sleeping on cement floors amid the stench of body odor and raw sewage.
—Clara-Sophia Daly, Miami Herald, 10 Apr. 2025
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“Stench.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stench. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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stench
noun
: a very disagreeable smell : stink sense 1
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