astringent

Example Sentences

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By turns tender and astringent, Dame Edna called audience members “possums” often.

From New York Times

The Sparkling Americano is a little less astringent version of the espresso tonic.

From Salon

Walker employs astringent, rigorous modernism in an orchestral palette that brings to mind the grand sweep of Bruckner.

From New York Times

She challenged readers to experiment at home, in a 1981 column, for example, describing a summer dish of iced Japanese bean curd “livened” with astringent ginger and dried seaweed.

From Washington Post

Combined, these ingredients layer the six tastes of the Ayurvedic tradition: sweet, sour, salty, bitter, pungent and astringent.

From Washington Post