How to Use smelly in a Sentence

smelly

adjective
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  • Chris: The, the smelly part of this was the mystery of the fees, right?
    — Laura Johnston, cleveland, 7 Mar. 2022
  • For decades, the Seine was the smelly companion of the City of Lights.
    — Rick Noack, Anchorage Daily News, 29 Dec. 2021
  • This 5-in-1 dog wash is the key to getting rid of smelly dog smells.
    — The Salt Lake Tribune, 28 Oct. 2022
  • The public bathrooms were smelly, and the beach could get dicey at night.
    — Chris Wright, Outside Online, 8 Aug. 2019
  • And even people who have smelly feet or drink a lot of beer.
    — Katherine Rosenberg-Douglas, chicagotribune.com, 6 June 2019
  • And there’s no smelly food rotting in my kitchen trash can.
    — Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 July 2022
  • Live shrimp works well, but dead, smelly shrimp and cut crabs are the best options.
    — OrlandoSentinel.com, 23 Feb. 2018
  • The sweet, smelly medley of hay, dirt and manure drifting from the barn.
    — Dionne Searcey, New York Times, 13 May 2020
  • In Dublin, their main gripe seems to be the smelly cab drivers, and the city’s tourism chief has taken it to heart.
    — Wired Staff, WIRED, 12 Jan. 2000
  • Yes, just add all your coffee grounds and egg shells to that big smelly street soup.
    — Maggie Lange, Bon Appetit, 24 Apr. 2017
  • Yes, just add all your coffee grounds and egg shells to that big smelly street soup.
    — Maggie Lange, Bon Appetit, 24 Apr. 2017
  • Be sure to change the water every day or so, or things will get slimy and smelly.
    — Aliza Abarbanel, Bon Appétit, 22 Apr. 2020
  • Wound up cleaning up a street full of gross, smelly cans and cardboard.
    — Luke O'Neil, Esquire, 21 July 2017
  • Also crass, and amusing, was a rap song about a smelly Uber ride.
    — Piet Levy, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 19 Apr. 2018
  • And ferries can be painfully slow, as well as smelly and noisy.
    — Afdhel Aziz, Forbes, 12 May 2021
  • At one point, the chant said Bong had smelly breath. Disgusting.
    — SI.com, 30 Apr. 2018
  • And our furniture needs to be out, too, because the job makes a huge, smelly mess.
    — Marni Jameson, OrlandoSentinel.com, 19 Oct. 2017
  • To be clear, none of the smelly spots actually smell like weed.
    — Brooke Edwards Staggs, Orange County Register, 3 Apr. 2017
  • The scent has been compared to smelly socks, a rotting carcass or worse.
    — oregonlive.com, 10 July 2019
  • The household had a large, smelly collection of Siamese cats.
    — Joan Acocella, The New Yorker, 1 June 2020
  • Lighting up a big smelly joint may, let’s hope, come to be seen as simply gauche.
    — Robin Abrahams, BostonGlobe.com, 19 June 2018
  • Never wait until your kitchen sponges are smelly to wash them.
    — Brittany Anas, House Beautiful, 1 June 2023
  • Being blind, the shark needs something smelly to attract it.
    — National Geographic, 23 July 2017
  • The Sea Lion Caves might be loud and smelly, but the attraction is worth a visit.
    — oregonlive, 3 June 2021
  • But as a passenger, the smelly ordeal ends when the flight does, if not before.
    — Steve Mollman, Fortune, 5 Jan. 2023
  • Follow along for our guide on how to prevent and treat a smelly bathroom sink drain.
    — Megan Boettcher, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Sep. 2022
  • For many, the idea of composting comes with notions of smelly piles and backyard pests.
    — Nicole Haase, Journal Sentinel, 22 Sep. 2022
  • The women preferred the smelly shirts worn by the men whose MHC genes were most different from their own.
    — Arthur C. Brooks, The Atlantic, 10 Feb. 2022
  • There are simple and effective ways to rid the smelly insect from your home.
    — Emily Deletter, The Enquirer, 13 Oct. 2022
  • In the ever-expanding world of pet care, one challenge that dog owners frequently encounter is dealing with the issue of smelly dogs.
    — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 21 June 2023

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