Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Kline is a congenital anosmic, a technical term for those who have been unable to smell since birth.

From Slate • Jul. 29, 2022

Elisa Ortiz, a 42-year-old anosmic in Arlington Virginia, hasn’t been as lucky.

From Slate • Jul. 29, 2022

For many Covid survivors with anosmia, Ms. Kelly has become a kind of mentor, creating a tight community online, walking newly anosmic people through training sessions and cheerleading us, without setting unreasonable expectations.

From New York Times • Mar. 2, 2021

When that first whiff returns — and with it, some semblance of flavor — it’s off to the pantry for a true bacchanal of all the foods that anosmic sufferers had been missing.

From Washington Post • Apr. 13, 2020

Facebook Twitter Pinterest Soon after an operation to restore her sense of smell, anosmic Abi first tasted – really tasted – chocolate.

From The Guardian • Mar. 26, 2016