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Meanings of familiar smell in English

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Usage of familiar smell in English
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The first thing I noticed upon my return was the familiar smell.
Super Sad True Love Story: A Novel
2
A familiar smell of stale wine and urine lingered in the air.
Shinjū
3
The look of the archives, the familiar smell of the place, was reassuring.
South Wind
4
One day she saw a large black animal of unpleasant but familiar smell.
Animal Heroes
5
It was a familiar smell, one he had met only recently.
Tangled Trails: A Western Detective Story
6
A familiar sound followed, fortunately not accompanied by a familiar smell.
Worlds of Honor
7
He paused halfway down the steps, taken by the familiar smell.
The abduction
8
The familiar smell had been making her happy until this interruption.
Blue noon
9
And they give off, like a familiar smell, an arid impression of monotony.
The book of disquiet
10
The ship had the familiar smell of mothballs and a tinge of death.
Beyond exile: day by day armageddon
11
The cool, familiar smell of the dirt floor and dusty shelves surrounded him.
James Potter and the Curse of the Gatekeeper
12
Only bags of stuffy nitrate, with its faint familiar smell
Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 159, August 4th, 1920
13
It had a familiar smell, and she burst out laughing.
Deadly
14
A familiar smell I couldn't quite put my finger on.
The Wise Man’s Fear
15
The now- familiar smell of him only makes her cry harder.
Saving max
16
I was greeted by shadows, and the familiar smell of old timber and woodsmoke.
The Pariah
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Familiar smell through the time
Familiar smell across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Less common