Example Sentences

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Before I learned what anosmia was, I assumed, whenever people brought up the things they were smelling, that this was a skill I had yet to figure out, that I just wasn’t doing it right.

From New York Times • Jan. 28, 2021

“It was like they were smelling each other. They’re feeling each other out. It just was electric because they hadn’t been in a room together and hadn’t been buddy-buddy,” Hancock said.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 19, 2021

"It's pretty intense," the "Dark Horse" singer says, causing Bryan, 43, to alert producers of the "heavy propane" they were smelling.

From Fox News • Feb. 21, 2020

When told they were smelling a relaxing scent, they exhibited decreased physiological arousal.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 16, 2016

Quendy didn’t say anything to Calista, because Calista had just put her arm around Link and they were smelling each other’s faces, and Quendy was jealous.

From "Feed" by M.T. Anderson