astringent

Example Sentences

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Their study, published in Current Research in Food Science, examined whether the distinctive astringent taste of flavanols could itself act as a signal to the brain.

From Science Daily • Feb. 7, 2026

It was musty and slightly astringent, not unlike the communal bin area in his block of flats.

From BBC • Sep. 25, 2025

These compounds, which look like rings at the molecular level, interact with proteins in your saliva to produce a dry, astringent sensation that makes your mouth pucker.

From Salon • Nov. 25, 2024

Winogrand, who died in 1984, at 56, had an astringent take on the world that didn’t benefit from the infusion of color.

From New York Times • Jan. 24, 2024

Sasha Melnik’s poor face looks like he’s got pox, but it’s pimples, so we’ll make him an astringent.

From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack