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Mr. Tom Posted 15 years ago
Vocabulary

The smell of cigarette came into my shirt.

Hi

Could you please tell me a better word/phrase for the highlighted one?

The smell of cigarette came into my shirt.





Thanks,



Tom
  

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I would suggest the following: The smell of cigarettes remained in my shirt.

— Philip

  • I would suggest the following: The smell of cigarettes remained in my shirt.
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I would suggest the following:

The smell of cigarettes remained in my shirt.
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got into is a lot more idiomatic than came into.

If you want a fancier substitute, you can use permeated.

CJ
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