Example Sentences

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In the message, recorded before the crash, Javed described a dream: two angels had come for him and, before taking him away, bathed him in a fragrance that smelled of roses.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

The results showed that people who tended to overeat because food looked or smelled appealing were more likely to see long term benefits from the drugs.

From Science Daily • May 7, 2026

The garden was overgrown and the kitchen smelled musty.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

“The thing about smog is that it smelled like a color to me because I live in color, and the way I described it was yellowish, greenish — murky.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

The place smelled real bad, a warmed-over stink of mothballs and something like sheep dip.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck