He reeked so badly of grease none of his schoolmates would sit next to him.

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He claims he reeked so badly of grease none of his schoolmates would sit next to him.

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It reeked of Marlboros and McDonald's, and it stalled every time we put it into second gear.

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In the 1950s Racine was a prosperous all-American Pleasantville, albeit one that permanently reeked of hot, sweet palm wax.

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Some of the language I read reeked of snake oil, and the devices and apps often assessed my stress level inconsistently.

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He reeked of smoke and sour sweat from the train.

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Almost from its inception, the federal government's options backdating case against executives of Broadcom Corp. reeked of cheap melodrama more than it gleamed with truth-seeking about corporate accounting and corporate pay.

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In fact, the entire room reeked of alcohol.

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The writer reeked of body lotion.

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It reeked of a setup job.

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It reeked of sour vinegar.

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