Sentence examples for smells unfamiliar from inspiring English sources

In a moment, the world is an alien and unknown place, its colors and smells unfamiliar and confusing: the dusty haze of the Social Security office, the buzzing of sound, and the smell of stale cigarettes emanating from the person sitting next to me.

Lights, unusual noises, darkness, crowds, queues, smells, unfamiliar places and people can all bewilder and overwhelm children with ASD in public spaces: There was a lot of music, there was a lot of chattering in the shop, it was very hot.

Remember that just because a food smells unfamiliar does not mean that it smells bad.

A powerful smell rose from the ponds and the dark valleys, a smell unfamiliar and intoxicating to humans.

Store-bought cat beds may smell of unfamiliar places and materials, which cats find deterring.

As a weekly Union Square Greenmarket shopper, the unfamiliar produce and smells emanating from the few makeshift stands were bewildering and surprising.

Particularly if you have to spend time in hospital where you wake up, already discombobulated by sickness, in an unfamiliar room, surrounded by unusual sights, sounds, smells and sensations.

More and more societies will face waves of would-be incomers bringing with them unfamiliar habits, downward pressure on wages, burdens for public services and strange cooking smells.

She'd recently left Amir, and on nights when she couldn't sleep in the new apartment, with its unfamiliar smells and noises from the street, she would stay up watching movies.

But even a new brand of washing powder can be overwhelming for a young child moving into a strange environment and having to get used to unfamiliar smells, textures, colours and sounds.

I would walk into the lazy after-lunch atmosphere of a stranger's flat – the unfamiliar smells, the hushed voices behind closed doors, the hibiscus tea with a biscuit delivered by a wife or a maid – and spend an hour receiving a lesson I already knew.