fusty

Example Sentences

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Pilates, which combines stretching and body weight conditioning exercises, has, for some, a fusty image - a gentle and genteel workout for those of advancing years.

From BBC • Feb. 11, 2026

The policing techniques satirized in the film may be futuristic, but its structure is fusty.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 22, 2026

In the 1990s, mayor Richard Riordan raised private millions to spruce up the fusty place to make it fit for official receptions and events.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 17, 2024

The most recent, directed by Michael Grandage, was especially cluttered and fusty.

From New York Times • May 7, 2023

The fusty smell seeped from out of the chinks in the dolls' glass cabinet, into the room.

From "I'm the King of the Castle" by Susan Hill