Reach One's Nostrils (Verb)
Meaning
Be smelled; have a strong odor.
Classification
Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling.
Examples
- The foul odor from the dumpster was starting to reach one's nostrils, making it unbearable to be outside.
- As she opened the expired can of tuna, the smell was strong enough to reach one's nostrils from across the room.
- The pollution in the city was so bad that the acrid smell of exhaust fumes could reach one's nostrils even through the car's air vents.
- Nothing could have prepared him for the stench of rotting fish that would reach one's nostrils as he approached the beach after the storm.
- The pungent smell of garlic could reach one's nostrils the moment she stepped into her aunt's kitchen, knowing a delicious meal was being prepared.