astringency

Example Sentences

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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

Revisiting Highsmith’s novel reveals the true astringency of the premise, that a seemingly cavalier proposition has the power to cause serious and permanent ruin.

From New York Times • Mar. 8, 2023

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

The stones also yield volatile essences, which are developed by crushing, and which give bouquet to the several wines, whilst the skin affords colouring matter and tannin, of more or less astringency.

From Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure by Fernie, William Thomas