When to Use Pungent?

When to Use Pungent?

Pungent in a Sentence ?
  1. When the pungent smell of rotten eggs filled the house, I held my nose.
  2. Hopefully, the candle fragrance will mask the pungent scent from the restroom.
  3. Since my daughter never cleans her closet, there is a pungent smell coming from that area of her room.

How would you use the word pungent?

Pungent sentence example
  1. He put a tray of garlic bread into the oven and the pungent smell of warming cheese filled the room. ...
  2. It is a colourless gas, possessing an unpleasant pungent smell. ...
  3. Her thoughts were interrupted by a pungent odor.

What is an example of pungent?

The definition of pungent is something with a strong smell or taste, or something directly to the point. An example of something pungent is the smell of garlic. An example of a pungent remark is the witty satire of a comedian. Affecting the organs of taste or smell with a sharp acrid sensation.

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