How to Use skunky in a Sentence

skunky

adjective
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  • But, this skunky smell repels deer and other pests that eat bulbs.
    — Nicole Bradley, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Sep. 2022
  • The skunky smell of marijuana smoke wafts through restaurants in the ski resorts of Dizin and Shemshak.
    — Thomas Erdbrink, New York Times, 25 June 2016
  • Residents complain the farms saturate their homes and children’s schools with the skunky smell the plant is famous for.
    — Joe Mozingo, SFChronicle.com, 17 Nov. 2019
  • Shellhammer says that the terpenes in hops, which are similar to the terpenes in cannabis, never add up to or break down into a skunky smell.
    — Madeline Bodin, Discover Magazine, 29 Jan. 2021
  • Rampant inflation, tangled supply chains, finicky consumers — for craft beer, 2022 went down like a six-pack of skunky ales.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Jan. 2023
  • At the south end of the county in Carpinteria, the skunky odor of marijuana pours out the open vents of steel-frame greenhouses that the cut flower industry used for decades.
    — Joe Mozingo, chicagotribune.com, 26 Aug. 2019
  • Lipa invoked further nostalgia for the '90s above the neck with a dusty rose nude lip, hint of contour, and a skunky two-toned knot, her face framed by a duo of platinum blonde wisps while swathes of jet-black stood out against her bleached lengths.
    — Lauren Valenti, Vogue, 6 Nov. 2019
  • Rhys drank heavily to palliate her burdens, and was known for tirades and other skunky behavior.
    — New York Times, 20 June 2022
  • In fact, the legions of nature’s stinkiest critters that have waged a decade-plus-long war against the area’s stupidly curious dogs were the inspiration behind the several blocks of schlocky inflatable Christmas decorations of the skunky kind.
    — Richard A. Marini, ExpressNews.com, 13 Dec. 2019
  • Among recreational users, cannabis varieties that are skunk-forward are among the most popular formulations, making recipes that favor a skunky aroma valuable to cannabis companies.
    — Madeline Bodin, Discover Magazine, 29 Jan. 2021
  • Potassium thioglycolate That skunky stench is a signature attribute of this compound, a member of the perennially pungent thiol family.
    — Patrick Di Justo, WIRED, 20 Dec. 2007
  • Residents complained about skunky water, but Snyder's environmental agency insisted the water was safe until a doctor in 2015 reported elevated lead levels in children.
    — Ed White, Detroit Free Press, 23 Feb. 2021
  • Alaska's marijuana laws for cultivation include requirements for security systems, safety lighting and odor control to corral the skunky smell emitted by oils in flowering marijuana plants.
    — Zaz Hollander, Alaska Dispatch News, 4 Sep. 2017
  • Despite desperate pleas from residents holding jugs of discolored, skunky water, the Snyder administration took no significant action until a doctor reported elevated lead levels in children about 18 months later.
    — David Eggert, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Jan. 2021

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