The smell hit them as they walked in through the front door.

I had the key in the lock when the smell hit me.

The smell hit her an instant before she saw it.

The smell hit her as she stepped out of the bedroom.

The smell of death hit all five men at the same time.

The smell of the place hit Madison like a club.

The smell of death and decay hit him long before he pushed his way inside.

Mass grave, he thought, and then the smell hit him.

We walked over to him, and the smell hit us.

Then he was in the bedroom with the dead woman, and we could see his face twist when the smell hit him.