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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a sharp smell of" is correct and usable in written English
It can be used to describe a strong, distinct odor that is often unpleasant or pungent. Example: "As I entered the room, I was hit by a sharp smell of ammonia that made me wrinkle my nose."
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He gave off a sharp smell of sodden carrion; flies buzzed around his wounds.
There is a familiar smell of stale beer, mixed with a sharp smell of ammonia from those soldiers who have wet themselves.
There was a sharp smell of shit, made pungent by the heat.
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When Fanny came to do the laundry there was a thick sharp smell of soap and steam.
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.
The walls of government buildings were bullet-riddled, and the freshly turned mass graves gave off a sharp smell.
It has a sharp smell and only tastes good after it is roasted.
Measure out the emerging foreshots or take a whiff; when the strong, sharp smell of chemicals abates, it's done flowing.
In the dim light, a number of her grandchildren were sleeping curled under a filthy blanket: the old woman smelt a mixture of fart and the sharp smell of piss.
The sharp smell of sweaty pits wafted through Alte Münze, a stately former coin factory in Berlin where a queer sex party called Pornceptual was kicking off for the first time this past April.
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