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
While the bots are getting slightly better at mimicking human cadences, AI-generated writing still reeks of the sterile laboratory where it originates.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 5, 2026
By leaving the couple of hours between posts “to me, reeks of some sort of impropriety,” Adami said.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 8, 2026
The kind that reeks of washed rinds, that crunches with tyrosine crystals, that bears the name of a tiny European village in delicate, old-world type.
From Salon ● Jul. 6, 2025
It doesn’t matter what your color is, whether your breath reeks of garlic or pork fat or chilis.
From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee
