The sickly smell of the polish pervaded the small room.

The pungent smell of burning sulfur pervades the area for some distance.

The heat was oppressive, and the smell of oil pervaded the atmosphere.

In the evenings the smell of cooking pervaded the boat.

Also, a "fresh, wild, lonely smell that seemed to get into your brain" pervades the air.

The fire was nearly out, and the sour smell of the stale food remaining on the table pervaded the chamber.

Hot and steamy, the smell of moist decay pervades the air.

We waited for nearly an hour, while a delicious smell of roast poultry pervaded the whole house.

There was no one in the room and no oil lamp, but a strange smell pervaded the air.

The cheap smell of soured spirits pervaded the small room.