musky

Example Sentences

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But Henri and the painters of the Ashcan School he established were looking for an antidote to the hygienic, idealized art taught in the academies, and they relished wrapping themselves in a musky, deodorant-free rhetoric.

From Washington Post

She discovered that she could sense Parkinson’s with her nose after noticing her late husband, Les, was emitting a musky odor that she had not detected before.

From Scientific American

The evocative flavor — black currants are the main ingredient in cassis liqueur — is sometimes described as musky, resinous or astringent.

From Seattle Times

Ferrets require a 100% meat diet — the ultimate keto — and have a musky odor that, owners say, ranges from corn chips to grape juice to old books.

From Los Angeles Times

They are back in their birth country of Zambia, and they head toward Lower Zambezi National Park, possibly drawn in by the rich, musky odor of a resident pack of 29 wild dogs.

From New York Times