A curious odor filled his nostrils: open air.

Pleased chuckles from the overcoats that had begun to give off a curious musty odour of dirty wool dampened by salt spray.

A German soldier wrote: "A curious odor will stick to this campaign, this mixture of fire, sweat and horse corpses."

A curious penetrating odor filled the air and a sputtering, muffled cry came from the intruder.

The hall and the stairway were very dark and thick with shadows, and I noticed a curious odor in the air, like incense or burning flowers.

A curious odor filled the tiny space, a whiff of decay.

Again the curious odour.

A cold night breeze blew from the north, and the curious odor that it carried made the waiting woman wrinkle her nose in disgust.

For an instant Reith sensed a curious rancid odor, like camphor and sour milk.

There was a strong aromatic smell of oil in the air, as well as a curious odour of tin.