floury

Example Sentences

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Like boxers who fight bathed in fine dust, these men were filthy white with floury ash.

From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023

The singers’ faces are caked in floury white, like Kabuki actors rushed into service before being fully prepared.

From New York Times • May 15, 2022

Look for that info on the packaging and a more floury surface appearance on the pasta.

From Washington Post • May 9, 2022

All-purpose flour is the faithful old floury friend that we lean on for pancakes, muffins, and everything in between.

From Salon • Sep. 7, 2021

Madame Ruelle does something she has never done: she reaches across the counter and cups Marie-Laure’s face in her floury palms.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr