SMELL in a Sentence
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261 example sentences for SMELL, such as:
1. The dog can smell the fellow out.
2. There was a distinct smell of gas.
3. Fish and visitors smell three days.
4. The smell of smoke was stronger now.
5. The smell in the cell was revolting.
2. There was a distinct smell of gas.
3. Fish and visitors smell three days.
4. The smell of smoke was stronger now.
5. The smell in the cell was revolting.
Search Quotes from Classic Book Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen |
Meanings and Examples of SMELL
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smell
n. the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people
n. the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form
Classic Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1 As the smell of crisp fresh pork came to her, Scarlett wrinkled her nose appreciatively, hoping that by the time it was cooked she would feel some appetite.
2 The hospitals stank of gangrene, the odor assaulting her nostrils long before the doors were reached, a sickish sweet smell that clung to her hands and hair and haunted her in her dreams.
3 The walls were banked with pine branches that gave out a spicy smell, making the corners of the room into pretty bowers where the chaperons and old ladies would sit.
4 Already the house was full of the acrid smell of clothes boiling in homemade black dye for, in the kitchen, the sobbing cook was stirring all of Mrs. Meade's dresses in the huge wash pot.
5 Yes, Governor Brown's darlings are likely to smell powder at last, and I imagine most of them will be much surprised.
6 The smell of sweat, of blood, of unwashed bodies, of excrement rose up in waves of blistering heat until the fetid stench almost nauseated her.
7 A faint hot breeze that had sprung up bore the smell of smoke to her.
8 The smell of smoke was stronger now.
9 He came in, carefully carrying two gourds, and the strong smell of dripping spirits entered before him.
10 The room where Suellen and Carreen lay mumbling and tossing on the same bed stank vilely with the smell of the twisted rag burning in a saucer of bacon fat, which provided the only light.
11 She opened the three windows, bringing in the smell of oak leaves and earth, but the fresh air could do little toward dispelling the sickening odors which had accumulated for weeks in this close room.
12 Strange that the sharp smell did not offend her nostrils now.
13 A queasiness of the stomach reminiscent of the early days of her pregnancy made the smoking yams on the breakfast table unendurable, even to the smell.
14 The faint niggery smell which crept from the cabin increased her nausea and, without strength to combat it, she kept on retching miserably while the cabins and trees revolved swiftly around her.
15 And each morning she sniffed so hard to really smell the food she woke herself up.
Example Sentence: (51 in 4 pages)
1 Fish and guests smell after three days.
2 The smell of diesel oil permeated the air.
3 The smell of death and decay hung over the town.
4 Alcohol has a very distinctive smell; it's quite distinct from the smell of wine.
5 The best fish smell when they are three days old.
6 The smell of blood sent the sharks into a feeding frenzy.
7 The smell in the cell was revolting.
8 He will describe it in detail sight, smell, every-thing.
9 The smell means dinner to the children.
10 The dog can smell the fellow out.
11 The smell was immediately noticeable when you walked in the front door.
12 The entire house was pervaded by a sour smell.
13 The smell is very familiar to everyone who lives near a bakery.
14 Fish and visitors smell three days.
15 There was a distinct smell of gas.