Example Sentences

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As the American painter recalled years later, Borger in the 1920s was a settlement of “rough shacks, oil rigs, pungent stinks from gas pockets, and broad-faced, big-boned Texas oil speculators.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

“If it bleeds, it leads” is no more, replaced by something that stinks in its own way.

From Slate • Apr. 7, 2026

“The running joke in the community was, ‘The first product stinks, the second one’s better, and the third one’s where they get it right.’

From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026

I lost my sense of smell a few days ago, but even I can tell you that stinks.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 2, 2025

I swear Principal Trask glances at my armband, and then she sniffs and wrinkles her nose like something stinks.

From "A Good Kind of Trouble" by Lisa Moore Ramée