How to Use stench in a Sentence

stench

noun
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  • The thick, sticky stench of the dead lingered around the morgue for weeks.
    — Erika Kinetz, Anchorage Daily News, 26 Oct. 2022
  • With Jack's scent out of my nose, the stench of the place hits me anew.
    — Jessica Leon, EW.com, 11 Feb. 2023
  • The stench grew stronger as Cruz approached the boys' room.
    — Chris Ramirez, USA TODAY, 20 July 2023
  • The sheets will absorb the stench while adding a pleasant scent.
    — Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 5 Sep. 2023
  • The Michael Sussmann trial is over, but the stench lingers.
    — Kimberley A. Strassel, WSJ, 2 June 2022
  • Near the chicken sheds, the stench of manure was strong.
    — Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 5 Aug. 2023
  • Trees were scorched in seconds; the stench of jet fuel hung in the air.
    — Andrew Zaleski, Popular Mechanics, 22 June 2023
  • Or the stench of the garbage sticks around, even after the trash can has been emptied.
    — Lindsey M. Roberts, Washington Post, 15 Mar. 2023
  • Then, along the highway from the airport, the stench of sewage arrives.
    — Jack Nicas, New York Times, 2 Mar. 2023
  • That stench of old seafood or the fetid smell of rotting meat are foul, to be sure.
    — Rita Pelczar, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Aug. 2022
  • The villagers toiled in a scene of horror: The air was filled with the stench of dead cattle.
    — Sam Metz and Mosa'ab Elshamy, Anchorage Daily News, 11 Sep. 2023
  • Even so, the stench wafting out of the bathroom was putrid.
    — Dante Ross, Rolling Stone, 9 Aug. 2023
  • The stench of oil, coal and gas, from here to Moscow, is ever-present.
    — Nick Canepa Columnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Feb. 2022
  • Palm trees were torched, boats in the harbor were scorched, and the stench of burning lingered.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 11 Aug. 2023
  • The stench is like an accent on this form of human misery.
    — Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 14 May 2023
  • The stench from Fletcher’s apartment drifted out to the parking lot.
    — Alan Judd, ajc, 19 June 2022
  • Outside, the suffocating smell of smoke mixed with the stench of death.
    — Ruth Margalit, The New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2023
  • But the stench of this loss will likely linger in Baltimore for months.
    — Brian Wacker, Baltimore Sun, 2 Feb. 2024
  • The stench, the stories, and the staggering cost churned my stomach and buckled my knees.
    — Jon Gorey, BostonGlobe.com, 17 May 2023
  • Here are the most common reasons your urine may produce a funky smell and how to ditch the stench ASAP.
    — Women's Health, 28 Apr. 2023
  • The stench of death from dozens of animals buried under the rubble wafts through parts of the village.
    — NBC News, 12 Sep. 2023
  • One day, a shrewdness of apes encountered a stench of skunks.
    — J. C. Duffy, The New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2023
  • Earlier that day, the grounds had been cleared of the last cadavers, but the stench of death lingered.
    — David Remnick, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2023
  • Traveling with a pet means putting them in the car, which means seats covered in hair, dirt, and a stench that just won't quit.
    — Caitlyn Hitt, Travel + Leisure, 11 June 2022
  • Even in the icy temperatures, the stench of death from the bodies in the nearby yard had started to sour the air of the street outside.
    — Loveday Morris, Anchorage Daily News, 18 Mar. 2022
  • New coach Doug Pederson will need at least a year to air out the stench of the Urban Meyer era.
    — Jonas Shaffer, Baltimore Sun, 12 May 2022
  • Every few miles, the sour stench of decaying bodies rose with the dust.
    — Steve Hendrix, Washington Post, 19 Nov. 2023
  • Forget bumper-to-bumper traffic or the subway stench, these lucky people have one of the best work commutes in the world.
    — Alexandra Meeks, CNN, 15 Dec. 2022
  • The socks have now developed a light stench, like steam off a cauldron of cheese fondue.
    — Jenny Singer, Glamour, 1 Apr. 2022
  • Even in the icy temperatures, the stench of death from the bodies in the nearby yard had started to sour the air on the street outside.
    — Washington Post, 16 Mar. 2022

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