smell
verb (used with object)
to perceive the odor or scent of through the nose by means of the olfactory nerves; inhale the odor of.
has smelled
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present perfectof smell (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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Her apartment has mold, and recently, she said, the water has smelled funky, too.
From New York Times ● Oct. 30, 2018
The apartment has smelled like a smoky wood fire for two days now, with the faint undertone of stale powdered milk.
From The New Yorker ● Nov. 9, 2015
For six years, Design Miami, the design fair that runs alongside Art Basel in Miami and Switzerland, has smelled like turquoise and purple, as its fragrance designer, Dawn Goldworm, put it.
From New York Times ● Jun. 18, 2014
This is a poetry of the heartland, where “The minnows jerk past my numb fingers, swift as black seconds ticking,” and “For two days/the air has smelled like salamanders.”
From New York Times ● Jun. 5, 2013
Already, she has smelled like wet dog and dripped on the floor, and changed out of disgusting clothes, and is wearing no makeup and has chopped hair.
From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti
