scent
noun
a distinctive odor, especially when agreeable.
will scent
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future tenseof scent.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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A few drops of essence of violet will scent your face powder, if it is not already perfumed, and bath bags of orris—and other good things—will add to your galaxy of sweet odors.
From The Woman Beautiful or, The Art of Beauty Culture by Helen Follett Stevans
Birds of prey will scent the battle-field at prodigious distances, and they are often seen hovering instinctively over the ground where the conflict is to supply their festival.
From Curiosities of Medical Experience by J. G. (John Gideon) Millingen
Pougeot will scent danger and will move heaven and earth to save us.
From Through the Wall by Cleveland Moffett
We may safely promise any who buy the leaves that they will scent their linen even better than lavender, and more lastingly.
From Fairies Afield by Mrs. (Mary Louisa) Molesworth
If there are many dens so much the better, but one is all that is required, for a mink is apt to investigate all and will scent bait.
From Mink Trapping A Book of Instruction Giving Many Methods of Trapping—A Valuable Book for Trappers. by A. R. (Arthur Robert) Harding
