Example Sentences
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"It smelled like plastic burning. It stung my nose," Chanate recounts.
From BBC ● Jul. 16, 2026
In 2020, the brand introduced a range dubbed Grown-Up Scents—pots of colored Play-Doh that smelled like “overpriced latte” and “mom jeans.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
He was trying to figure out whether to do back, because something about it smelled wrong to him.
From Salon ● Jul. 5, 2026
But Lotso’s nihilism, borne from being accidentally abandoned and then replaced, made him a despicable despot, far removed from the good old days when he smelled like strawberries.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 2026
The air smelled of sea and flowers, but as they grew closer, there was another note to it—a scent of rot.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
