faint

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Albariño wine pairs well with cheeses, fish tacos, herbaceous salads—and, as Hemingway did, you can also drink it to wash away the faint metallic taste of oysters.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

Schrader read portions aloud with a mixture of amusement and faint alarm.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

Inside, time seemed to move differently: tennis whites drying beneath the afternoon sun, bridge rooms carrying the faint smell of cigarettes and talcum powder, elderly members reading newspapers beneath slow ceiling fans.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

You know the weather: warm wind, faint smell of rain, the vague sense that a storm could roll in at any minute.

From Salon • May 19, 2026

While Mother and I wash and put away the few dishes we haven’t yet sold at the market, we hear a faint knock at the door.

From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar