How to Use malodorous in a Sentence

malodorous

adjective
  • Its leaves release a malodorous smell when trod upon and so served as a strewing herb.
    — Joshua Siskin, Orange County Register, 20 Apr. 2024
  • And most of the complaints concerned the malodorous scent the chew emitted.
    — David J. Neal, miamiherald, 18 June 2017
  • Be advised that only a small fraction of arums are malodorous.
    — Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 27 May 2026
  • But, if this isn’t enough to drive away the predators, the malodorous animals play dead.
    — Elizabeth Gamillo, Discover Magazine, 29 Mar. 2024
  • This was a threat of the ugliest variety, and one with a malodorous history.
    — David Remnick, The New Yorker, 16 July 2019
  • The canal still carries sewage, mixed with rainwater, away from the city on a malodorous, 29-mile course.
    — Patrick J. McDonnell, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2024
  • Most homeowners prefer to plant a male, because mature female trees can be a malodorous mess.
    — Beth Botts, chicagotribune.com, 27 Sep. 2020
  • Standing behind the truck when the plate returned to its resting place, I was engulfed in a mighty whoosh of warm, malodorous air.
    — Bulletin Board, Twin Cities, 22 Jan. 2017
  • This means that those footsies won’t develop the malodorous aroma that haunts the bottoms of sleeping bags on long overnighters, even when worn for a few days in a row.
    — Meg Carney, Field & Stream, 4 Jan. 2024
  • Gladwin iris or roast-beef plant (Iris foetidissima) has malodorous foliage when crushed.
    — Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 21 Mar. 2026
  • No one wants to be assaulted by a skunk’s malodorous secretions—if even the adorable acrobat regales you with a handstand first.
    — Brigit Katz, Smithsonian, 5 May 2017
  • No one wants to be assaulted by a skunk’s malodorous secretions—if even the adorable acrobat regales you with a handstand first.
    — Brigit Katz, Smithsonian, 6 May 2017
  • Redness, itchiness and/or pain, and a malodorous discharge are usually noted (which is why your vet smelled the ears).
    — Patty Khuly, miamiherald, 19 Apr. 2018
  • Dusty air fresheners gave the stagnant room the scent of malodorous imitation flowers.
    — Timothy McLaughlin, The Atlantic, 29 Apr. 2021
  • Yet another put forward a strategy to combat the wine’s malodorous nature.
    — Lettie Teague, WSJ, 5 May 2021
  • If Musk continues down this road, Twitter won’t be a beacon of free speech, but a miasmic, malodorous swamp.
    — Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 14 Dec. 2022
  • Simply put your face mask on and open a window in your kitchen while measuring it and portioning and baking the dough to prevent any malodorous smell from lingering.
    — Ben Mims, Los Angeles Times, 1 Dec. 2021
  • Trash cans are a ubiquitous, and malodorous, fact of urban life, but a few dozen cities around the world are experimenting with eliminating them.
    — Nicolás Rivero, Quartz, 30 Sep. 2020
  • The electronic device warns users when a restroom is too, well, malodorous, to use and, more importantly, alerts them when said stench has dissipated.
    — Chauncey Alcorn, CNN, 8 Jan. 2020
  • Per the Times, researchers aren’t totally sure about the active ingredient of the bees’ malodorous home decor in terms of wasp repellent.
    — Alex Fox, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Dec. 2020
  • Prevailing winter winds in the morning blow the malodorous smoke directly over the home of Nakayama and Bridges, the lawsuit says.
    — Kirk Mitchell, The Denver Post, 31 Jan. 2017
  • Late last July, tens of thousands of the very oily fish washed up dead near the casino’s Mystic River entrance in a giant malodorous mass.
    — Joshua Miller, BostonGlobe.com, 6 June 2019
  • Sulphur-containing gases are the major, but not the only, malodorous components of human flatus.
    — Ncbi Rofl, Discover Magazine, 14 Jan. 2010
  • Gary Oldman remains as delightful as ever as the malodorous but brilliant Jackson Lamb.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
  • Quickly observing that a New York City subway car is empty on a relatively crowded train can save you from a malodorous ride.
    — NBC News, 6 Jan. 2020
  • Because of this, the tunnel smells peculiar and fetid, like a malodorous cheese (think Stilton or Limburger) but with an earthy finish and notes of sweaty socks and horse manure.
    — Madeline Ostrander, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 May 2020
  • Because of this, the tunnel smells peculiar and fetid, like a malodorous cheese (think Stilton or Limburger) but with an earthy finish and notes of sweaty socks and horse manure.
    — Madeline Ostrander, Wired, 2 May 2020
  • Skunks can cause anxiety in homeowners by harming lawns and possibly threatening Rover with their malodorous defenses.
    — Felicia Feaster, Martha Stewart, 20 June 2026
  • There is the snake making its way through a bit of filthy water, then two snakes in a blue kiddie pool (one appearing somewhat compromised), then a limply malodorous snake being held by a girl in the plein air of concrete rubble.
    — Joy Williams, The New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2022
  • Ingesting beverages or foods with high water and/or fat content such as milk may help reduce the malodorous odor in breath after garlic ingestion and mask the garlic flavor during eating.
    — Ncbi Rofl, Discover Magazine, 21 Sep. 2011

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