He passed his cigarettes around and moved a few steps back, but the smell seemed to be following him.

The overpowering smell didn't seem to bother him in the least.

Whatever was used to construct homes on any world, the smell of destruction seemed pretty much the same.

She shook her head, trying to clear it, but the smell seemed stronger every second.

The smell seemed to be coming from up ahead, and appealed straight to his stomach.

The smell of death seemed to be concentrated in here.

Their smell drifting lightly on the morning air seemed to signal a new beginning.

That smell of a new car never seems to get old.

The smell seemed to help: a moment later, she wrapped one of her thin brown arms in mine.

It was night when the old smell of the stones seemed to rise from far below the floor.