Example Sentences

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The only argument that halfway makes sense is this: New York stinks with him and will stink without him, and if that’s the case, he might as well finish the season.

From Washington Times • Nov. 29, 2017

And if adult or infant bats die inside, the house will stink.

From Washington Post • Jul. 28, 2017

That bad smell: It’s really big and will stink, yet people can’t wait to see San Francisco’s corpse flower.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 15, 2017

At worst, locals fear that the pit and landfill cells will stink and release toxic chemicals into the air and the ground.

From The Guardian • Oct. 9, 2016

“Our streets will stink of rotting litter. We’ll be overrun with rats.”

From "Without Refuge" by Jane Mitchell