scent
noun
a distinctive odor, especially when agreeable.
has scented
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present perfectof scent (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Now this video gold rush is starting to move the media world, which has scented an opportunity to make money and engage their audiences in new ways.
From The Guardian ● May 22, 2016
"A cruiser has scented the brigantine," said Don Herero.
From Due South or Cuba Past and Present by Maturin Murray Ballou
It has scented something a hundred miles off, and before night "treed" its game.
From Around The Tea-Table by T. De Witt (Thomas De Witt) Talmage
Either the dog's mind, from thirst, is disordered or he has scented water.
From In Desert and Wilderness by Henryk Sienkiewicz
The smoke of the domestic hearth has scented them through and through.
From House of the Seven Gables by Nathaniel Hawthorne
