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Smelled is an English word. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Smelled | Smell | Smells | Smelling | Smellers

Smelled meaning

simple past and past participle of smell

Using Smelled

  • The main meaning on this page is: simple past and past participle of smell
  • In the example corpus, smelled often appears in combinations such as: smelled like, smelled of, and smelled.

Context around Smelled

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 21.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 4 start, 6 middle, 10 end
  • Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

caller 1× woodside 1× creek 1× hair 1× aisle 1× house 1×

Often after:

smoke 1× terrible 1× delicious 1× good 1× chemical 1× horrible 1× bad 1×

Sentence patterns with Smelled

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

19 and smelled the odor 1× a caller smelled smoke and 1× affidavit woodside smelled of marijuana 1× aliso creek smelled of chemicals 1× and he smelled delicious and 1× bricks and smelled like incense 1× burn it smelled chemical 1× could be smelled by residents 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a caller smelled 1× according to patrick 1× all i remember 1× and he smelled 1× besides who wants 1× firefighters rushed to 1×

Common sentence endings:

140 on them 1× a soggy alehouse 1× aisle smelled horrible 1× and smelled bad 1× be the exception 1× feces and urine 1×

Words around Smelled

Just before it in the word index:

smell 1.369 smelko 2 smejkal 2 smegazine 2 smeg 9 smeeton 3

Just after it in the word index:

smellers 2 smellie 6 smellier 3 smellies 2 smelliest 2 smelling 197

Similar in corpus frequency:

abdel 197 acutely 197 advisable 197 afield 197 badminton 197 biographies 197

Corpus analysis for Smelled

  • In this selection, "smelled" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 21.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, caller, woodside, creek, smoke, terrible and delicious stand out and add context to how "smelled" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include 19 and smelled the odor and a caller smelled smoke and. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "smelled" sits close to words such as abdel, acutely and advisable, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with smelled

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

It smelled like feces and urine. (6 words)

It dribbled down the aisle, smelled horrible. (7 words)

Her hair smelled like conditioner and fresh sea air. (9 words)

Longer example sentences

All I remember about the Birkenstock Boston clogs(Opens in a new tab) I wore throughout high school is that they 1. smelled terrible and 2. were easily mucked up by puddles and ice melt, which is all to say: don't spend $140 on them. (46 words)

Historically, I've always felt like I had to pick between a product that smelled good and one that actually worked to nourish and maintain the health of my skin, but this Native body wash has proven to be the exception. (41 words)

Narrating his own story, Zamor describes Madame’s joy when he is presented to her: As she opens her arms to him, “She smelled like flowers, and I let myself give in to the embrace, feeling tears spring to my eyes. (41 words)

Question examples

Besides, who wants to entertain royal guests and courtiers in a place that smelled like a soggy alehouse? (18 words)

Example sentences (20)

A caller smelled smoke and wanted the fire department to come see if something was burning, but requested they do so without lights or sirens, as it was late.

According to a booking sheet, a police officer stopped Everett Hurtado near the intersection of Campbell Avenue and East 17th Street around 1:15 Tuesday morning, Sept. 19, and smelled the odor of marijuana in Hurtado's vehicle.

According to Patrick’s affidavit, Woodside smelled of marijuana when he spoke with troopers.

All I remember about the Birkenstock Boston clogs(Opens in a new tab) I wore throughout high school is that they 1. smelled terrible and 2. were easily mucked up by puddles and ice melt, which is all to say: don't spend $140 on them.

And he smelled delicious and he had a great smile, so that really attracted me to him.

At a point, Mohamed even indicated that his wife at the time smelled.

Besides, who wants to entertain royal guests and courtiers in a place that smelled like a soggy alehouse?

By the time our family settled in what was then still South Laguna in the mid-1970s, Aliso Creek smelled of chemicals.

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Firefighters rushed to the scene of the large, smoky fire that could be smelled by residents throughout the east side of Long Beach and seen throughout the marina area.

Her hair smelled like conditioner and fresh sea air.

Historically, I've always felt like I had to pick between a product that smelled good and one that actually worked to nourish and maintain the health of my skin, but this Native body wash has proven to be the exception.

I can still remember when they smelled all fresh and new.

I'm like, "Yeah, it doesn't smell normal," just a normal bonfire or burn, it smelled chemical.

It dribbled down the aisle, smelled horrible.

It had a tall fireplace of eroding bricks and smelled like incense.

It smelled like feces and urine.

I was seven years old and the house smelled like alcohol.

Lam's naked body was found float in the hotel's water tank on the roof on February 19, 2013, after hotel guests complained the water tasted and smelled bad.

Narrating his own story, Zamor describes Madame’s joy when he is presented to her: As she opens her arms to him, “She smelled like flowers, and I let myself give in to the embrace, feeling tears spring to my eyes.

Officers stopped a man who was on foot, who allegedly had bloodshot eyes and smelled of alcohol.

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Common combinations with smelled

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "smelled" in a sentence?
An example: "A caller smelled smoke and wanted the fire department to come see if something was burning, but requested they do so without lights or sirens, as it was late." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "smelled" from authentic English texts.
What does "smelled" mean?
Smelled means: simple past and past participle of smell
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