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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Frankincense and myrrh are herbs burned to cover the stench of death.
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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
Although regulators have ordered Chiquita Canyon staff to take steps to contain the reaction, many of their efforts have been delayed or have failed to stop the stench from drifting into the nearby communities of Castaic and Val Verde.
—Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 17 Dec. 2024
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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
Although regulators have ordered Chiquita Canyon staff to take steps to contain the reaction, many of their efforts have been delayed or have failed to stop the stench from drifting into the nearby communities of Castaic and Val Verde.
—Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 17 Dec. 2024
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“Stench.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stench. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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stench
noun
: a very disagreeable smell : stink sense 1
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