powdery

Example Sentences

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This is how you prevent the flat, powdery taste that comes from sprinkling seasoning over finished sauce.

From Salon • Apr. 7, 2026

Other signs are subtle: ground covered with powdery insulation from the lines.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 29, 2025

When tested on wheat, these compounds helped protect against fungal infections such as powdery mildew.

From Science Daily • Oct. 12, 2025

But many have found hay that is crisp and dry, even powdery.

From BBC • Jul. 15, 2025

They crossed a platform covered with powdery dry elephant dung, their feet kicking up puffs of dust as they advanced.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston