1.   The smells lingered faintly to enchant the air even at this time of year, but the mystery of childhood had vanished.

2.   But military policemen quickly quelled the disturbances by launching tear gas, whose smell lingered over downtown for hours afterward.

3.   The acrid smell of sewage lingered in the stagnant air like smoke.

4.   The carpeting has been steam-cleaned professionally, but the smell lingers.

5.   The faint smell of smoke lingered on the trading floor, workers said.

6.   The smell lingered there for hours.

7.   The smell of polecat lingered on the banks.

8.   The strong smell of smoke lingered in the air.

9.   An acrid smell of smoke lingered near the airport, where Taliban soldiers erected a barricade.

10.   An acrid smoke smell still lingered near the airport, but Taliban soldiers near the airport had erected a barricade.