Explore Smelt through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like fish or produce. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Smelt in a sentence
Related words
Smelt meaning
- Any small anadromous fish of the family Osmeridae, found in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans and in lakes in North America and northern part of Europe.
- A fool; a simpleton.
Using Smelt
- The main meaning on this page is: Any small anadromous fish of the family Osmeridae, found in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans and in lakes in North America and northern part of Europe. | A fool; a simpleton.
- Useful related words include: fish, soft-finned fish, malacopterygian, produce.
- In the example corpus, smelt often appears in combinations such as: and smelt, smelt and, the smelt.
Context around Smelt
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 11 middle, 6 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 0 questions, 1 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Smelt
- In this selection, "smelt" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, ever, few, oxfordshire, anything, nets and pine stand out and add context to how "smelt" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include alcohol was smelt on his and awoken or smelt the coffee. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "smelt" sits close to words such as aau, acme and aggravate, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with smelt
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
But, he smelt like he was dying. (7 words)
We still haven’t awoken or smelt the coffee! (9 words)
I've never ever smelt anything else like it. (9 words)
There was also a review that celebrated the perfume's lasting appeal through the years: "I've been wearing this perfume since I was 17 and I'm now 24, it is simply the nicest perfume I've ever smelt. (40 words)
Straight out of the box, first impressions weren’t positive: a brownish sludge peppered with flecks of cinnamon and the odd raisin, the condiment resembled something closer to badly mixed wallpaper paste – and smelt a bit like it too. (39 words)
Anne explainedhow she had a near-death experience in November 2016 when she smelt “pine cones impregnated with citrus” in a garden centre, ending up in her being to hospital and given steroids to ease her condition. (37 words)
We still haven’t awoken or smelt the coffee! (9 words)
Example sentences (20)
There will be no chance to bust out the smelt nets this year, as Washington Fish and Wildlife reports that too few smelt are returning to allow a recreational fishery.
Anne explainedhow she had a near-death experience in November 2016 when she smelt “pine cones impregnated with citrus” in a garden centre, ending up in her being to hospital and given steroids to ease her condition.
It smelt good enough to wake Teddy up from his heavy nap.
It was then I noticed in their eyes and smelt from their breath that some of them, as young as 11 or 12, were intoxicated.
Straight out of the box, first impressions weren’t positive: a brownish sludge peppered with flecks of cinnamon and the odd raisin, the condiment resembled something closer to badly mixed wallpaper paste – and smelt a bit like it too.
The flavours were good as it was warming and aromatic - just like it smelt.
The occupants of the vehicle, which was travelling southbound on the M40 near Waterstock in Oxfordshire, smelt smoke shortly after 19:30 BST on Friday.
The room smelt of waste and rotting food, and his aunt Sylvia Crocombe said at the inquest that the room hadn’t always been like that.
The smell I tell you smelt like a washed up whale.
We still haven’t awoken or smelt the coffee!
Among the graduates was Laura Smelt, who returned to education at the age of 28 and completed an access to higher education in art and design diploma before progressing onto the degree course.
Apps was reported as being moderately affected by alcohol, his eyes were bloodshot and glassy, alcohol was smelt on his breath and there was an open bottle of alcohol in the cup-holder.
But, he smelt like he was dying.
I've never ever smelt anything else like it.
One fan of the fragrance described it as "exquisite", writing in a five-star review: "I've never smelt anything as refined, sensual, or perfect as the gorgeous smell from this bottle.
Paul Souza, the agency’s regional director, said the hotter and drier climate has contributed to the decline of longfin smelt.
Police noticed Schultz had bloodshot eyes and smelt of alcohol.
Then we saw and smelt the smoke”, she said.
There was also a review that celebrated the perfume's lasting appeal through the years: "I've been wearing this perfume since I was 17 and I'm now 24, it is simply the nicest perfume I've ever smelt.
This is a program whereby scents are smelt and then discussed, with the aim to spark conversation and trigger feelings and experiences from the past.
Common combinations with smelt
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- and smelt 7×
- smelt and 6×
- the smelt 5×
- smelt the 5×
- delta smelt 4×
- smelt are 3×
- smelt like 3×
- to smelt 3×
- it smelt 2×
- smelt of 2×