Sentence examples for a sharp smell from inspiring English sources

He gave off a sharp smell of sodden carrion; flies buzzed around his wounds.

The walls of government buildings were bullet-riddled, and the freshly turned mass graves gave off a sharp smell.

There is a familiar smell of stale beer, mixed with a sharp smell of ammonia from those soldiers who have wet themselves.

The squash shoes have a sharp smell, blending the synthetic with the animal, that reminds him of the court, the clean white walls and red lines, the unarguable rules of gladiatorial combat, and the score.

We didn't come upon them; a rustling of leaves, a sharp smell, and suddenly they were overhead, watching us from the deep caverns under their slabs of forehead and tufts of red hair.

There was a sharp smell of shit, made pungent by the heat.

When Fanny came to do the laundry there was a thick sharp smell of soap and steam.

Thousands of people ran for cover when the canisters hit the ground, spewing white smoke and a distinctively sharp smell into the air.

She said they were accompanied by a sharp chemical smell, mixed with the smell of tarmac.

I loved coming across these relics, but for Zoe the sight of them and the distinctive smell of the dust – a sharp, odourless smell, if that makes sense – would bring about a tightness in her chest and she would find it difficult to breathe.

Measure out the emerging foreshots or take a whiff; when the strong, sharp smell of chemicals abates, it's done flowing.