astringency
Example Sentences
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The score of “Psycho” is generally regarded as one of the first to break away completely from Hollywood lushness for modern astringency, but “Notorious” was already moving in that direction.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
Larsen has the most consequential role and she imparts just the right note of astringency.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 28, 2025
But the astringency remained, and then “someone had the bright idea of resting it on a spirit,” says Joe Horning, the liquid quality and innovations manager at the London-based Sipsmith Gin.
From Washington Times ● Jan. 1, 2024
You need a little bit of astringency to kind of cut against that, a little bit of darkness just to mitigate against that.
From Salon ● Apr. 25, 2022
Croton eleutheria.—This plant furnishes cascarilla bark, used as an aromatic bitter tonic, having no astringency.
From Catalogue of Economic Plants in the Collection of the U. S. Department of Agriculture by William Saunders
