reek
noun
a strong, unpleasant smell.
Example Sentences
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Volunteers and relatives of the victims rest under blankets tied to four poles driven into the rubble, which reeks of death.
From Barron's ● Jul. 4, 2026
Massie condemned the ad in a social media post: “It reeks of desperation, but they’re hoping the older generation won’t realize it’s an AI generated lie.”
From Salon ● May 24, 2026
By leaving the couple of hours between posts “to me, reeks of some sort of impropriety,” Adami said.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 8, 2026
Honestly, the whole discussion reeks of College Football Brain, that cross-affliction of entitlement and exceptionalism in which the most bizarre circumstances are treated as routine business.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 1, 2025
“And”—Daniel’s voice was glum—“I’ll have to bum a lift to hockey practice in Derek’s death mobile that reeks of jockstraps.”
From "Liar, Liar" by Gary Paulsen
