The earth smelled musty and close, but we did not somehow seem to mind, for our attention was concentrated on the Professor.

He brought down the suitcase; it was empty and smelled musty.

Some of the rooms smelled stale and musty, as if nobody had been in them for years.

The room smelled musty, and I suspected it wasn't used much.

The box smelled musty in a comforting sort of way.

The little office smelled musty and old, as if long unaired.

It smelled musty, like something kept for years in a basement or attic.

There was some dust on the furniture, and the air smelled musty.

The room was oppressive, too warm, and it smelled musty.

They smelled musty, as if this storage space weren't one in common use.