dampish

Example Sentences

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The weight of a dampish plot hangs on the young mother's efforts to get away from baby long enough for an occasional hour of fun in the evenings.

From Time Magazine Archive

Sample of the dampish dialogue: Diver Quinn, parrying a marriage proposal by Suzan�"Think of what our kids might be like, full of bends and nitro bubbles."

From Time Magazine Archive

He followed her through the narrow, dampish alley at the side of the house.

From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers

Well, there was three lives in danger that time, him, and me, and Miss Selincourt, and I dare say your sister got dampish at the feet.

From A Countess from Canada A Story of Life in the Backwoods by Marchant, Bessie

It was a dampish night, and we walked on greasy mud.

From New Treasure Seekers or, The Bastable Children in Search of a Fortune by Nesbit, E. (Edith)