Example Sentences

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“The guy is stinking rich, he’s got a studio . . . I don’t have millions,” Farrell said of Farian in a clip from an old interview.

From Salon • Oct. 27, 2023

Of ice that does not satisfy her, she will casually observe that it is "stinking lousy," or of someone who bores her, "he stinks."

From Time Magazine Archive

“I don’t know about you, but Papá here is stinking up the car. Seriously—he’s giving me a headache.”

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall

“Rancid milk is stinking up the insides. That’s what happens when milk and sugar are left to pool for three days. My own classes haven’t even had a chance to use it.”

From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan