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How to use scented in a sentence

29 example sentences · adjective

Scented means having a pleasant aroma. Example: “I use pine-scented air fresheners in my cars.”

Examples of scented by meaning

adjectiveHaving a smell of any kind.

  • a plant with skunk-scented leaves
  • I use pine-scented air fresheners in my cars.

adjectiveHaving perfume added.

  • a scented soap

More sentences with scented

  • I scented trouble when I saw them running down the hill towards me.From the entry scent
  • The hounds scented the fox in the woods.From the entry scent
  • The hounds gave tongue as they scented the fox nearby.From the entry give tongue
  • Malkom must have scented her then, because he stiffened, rattling his chains.2010, Kresley Cole, chapter 24, in Demon from the Dark (The Immortals After Dark; 10), New York, N.Y.: Pocket Books, →ISBN. From the entry takesie-backsies
  • They are in the under-$20 section, which includes a display of scented candles and diffusers.2009 February 28, Rita Zekas, “DecoRita visits West Elm”, in Toronto Star. From the entry diffuser
  • The air was cool and scented with sandalwood, a bracing, masculine scent.2006, Kerry Greenwood, chapter 4, in Murder in the Dark, Scottsdale, AZ: Poisoned Pen Press, published 2009, page 47. From the entry overscent
  • Then we found the name when Tina bought a book about scented plants for Australian gardens.1997, John Griffin, Back Yard: A Gardening Life, page 62. From the entry cunjevoi
  • Vases of red glass held freesias, possibly the sweetest scented of all flowers, on two-foot stems.1979 April 6, Henry Mitchell, “The Blossoms’ Indifference - And Fragile Strength”, in The Washington Post, Washington, D.C.: The…. From the entry sweet scented
  • The Roman poet Horace refers to a lecherous old fop "scented with nard."1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 182. From the entry nard
  • Once the faint noise of a distant Navajo war whoop came drifting back through the scented darkness.1946, George Johnston, Skyscrapers in the Mist, page 20. From the entry war whoop
  • All was still and Sundayfied; the lilacs in full flower scented the air.1921, John Galsworthy, To Let. From the entry Sundayfied
  • My favorite Greek cheese is the creamy, sheepy manouri: delicately scented and almost spreadable, it’s like a softer, pudgier feta.2007 September 9, Sara Dickerman, “Olympic Dinners”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 22 Jun 2017. From the entry soft
  • Enclosed you will find tropical scented massage cream to arouse the senses and tealites to create a relaxing candle lit setting.2007 June 9, AuctionQuests [username], “FS: Romantic Massage Kit - Item #: 536309 via auction”, in alt.marketplace.collectables (Usenet). From the entry tealite
  • It was after nine now, and the room, scented with the acrid smoke of Westfield's cheroot, was stifling hot.1934, George Orwell, chapter 2, in Burmese Days. From the entry cheroot
  • These he held aside, ushering her into a dark sanctuary resinously scented and thickly carpeted with pine needles.1930, Norman Lindsay, Redheap, Sydney, N.S.W.: Ure Smith, →OCLC, page 148. From the entry thickly
  • Generally urial mutton is excellent in spite of their strongly scented food, especially if the beasts are young.1910, Roger Lloyd Kennion, Sport and Life in the Further Himalaya, page 89. From the entry mutton
  • And though we're not implying anything, scented candles and fragrance sticks can defunkify a flat and add alluring aroma to your efforts to cherchez l'amour.2006 March, “Add Class To Your Cave”, in Men's Health, page 36. From the entry defunkify
  • Along the river Neb, at Ballig, the common valerian (Valeriana officinalis) is blooming thickly; tall, slender, pale pink, beautifully scented, moving in the wind.[1986, Richard Adams, A Nature Diary, Penguin Group, →ISBN, page 82. From the entry allheal
  • Other bees smell the communicatrix, or receive small draughts of scented liquid from her, and then search for food sources with the appropriate scent.1971, J. B. S. Haldane, “Animal Ritual and Human Language”, in The Cosmos Reader, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Inc., →ISBN, →LCCN, page 139. From the entry communicatrix
  • Aina’s brand, which recently released a scented candle collection tagged Owambe, attracted a lot of knocks by Nigerian Twitter users after naming one of its candles Soro soke.2022 August 5, Peace Akinyode, “Tweeps knock entrepreneur for naming product ‘Soro Soke’”, in PUNCH (Nigeria). From the entry Soro Soke
  • Meanwhile, newfangled drugsploitation flicks like Maryjane and The Hooked Generation invaded drive-ins, providing cautionary tales while the smell of those funny scented cigarettes filled the night air.2004, Irv Slifkin, VideoHound's Groovy Movies: Far-out Films of the Psychedelic Era, Visible Ink Press, →ISBN, page 201. From the entry drugsploitation
  • Naïve, with the grace of a virgin playing at stirring up the flowers of an almond tree, she raised, whole-handedly, the scented froth of her intimate apparel.2004, Edward Bruce Ford, Jean Giono's Hidden Reality, Edwin Mellen Press, →ISBN. From the entry whole-handedly
  • A silver or porcelain bowl on a side table, where guests can sift the scented flower fragments through their fingers, is an irresistible reminder of luxuries past.1978, House & Garden, House & Garden, Conde Nast Publications, page 88. From the entry ultradeluxe
  • An elderly sheik shared this little ceremony with us, and afterwards benignly gave the waterman a coin and made him spurt scented water on his face and beard.1974, Lawrence Durrell, Monsieur, Faber & Faber, published 1992, page 105. From the entry waterman
  • Some of the narcissus are sweet scented, and as more and more reach the peak of their bloom it is difficult to choose between the distinguished new varieties.1947 May 18, Dorothy H. Jenkins, “Around the Garden”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC…. From the entry sweet scented
  • Hedgesful of fragrant flowers are beautiful too, but nothing can attain the supreme beauty of these great gnarled trees, their black branches heaped high with scented snow.1917, Charles Henry Mackintosh, Gardens in Duluth: Rambles around the Summer City with Charles Erwin Roe […], Duluth, Minn.…. From the entry hedgeful

Meaning of scented

  1. adjective Having a pleasant aroma.
  2. adjective Having a smell of any kind.
  3. adjective Having perfume added.

Full definition of scented

Questions about scented in a sentence

How do you use scented in a sentence?
Scented is used as an adjective. For example: “I use pine-scented air fresheners in my cars.”
What is a short sentence with scented?
“a scented soap”
What does scented mean?
Scented means having a pleasant aroma.

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