VERB
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become aware of not through the senses but instinctively
I smell trouble
I sense his hostility
smell out corruption -
recognize or detect by or as if by smelling
He can smell out trouble
How To Use smell out In A Sentence
- They use dogs trained to smell out explosives.
- Voters smell out opportunism from a long way off and don't like it.
- Q How do you get the musty smell out of old books? Times, Sunday Times
- At customs, dogs are used to smell out drugs in passengers' luggage.
- Specially - trained dogs can smell out drugs.
- The smell outside this building is overwhelming — like rotten eggs.
- The smell outside this building is overwhelming — like rotten eggs.
- My dry cleaner was able to get the heavy smoke smell out… but the discoloration of the fabric remains.
- Just entered a village, already from a smell out on quote card depreciating hot flavour.
- They'll be able to smell out any corruption.
