sultriness
Example Sentences
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"I'd say it's a desert aesthetic with a soul vocal. Like a Tarantino soundtrack or a Nancy Sinatra album – the twang of the guitars, the sultriness of the production."
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2025
In its sly sultriness and emotional intricacy, the movie weaves an atmosphere of unnerving mystery.
From New York Times ● Dec. 30, 2021
The choir, 56 strong, fills the hall ecstatically with “Allelluia,” and later, in Act 2, the sultriness of Shrader’s tenor is a match for the lilting “Ballad of Eldorado.”
From Washington Post ● Jun. 21, 2019
The jazzy seven-member band, led by Gerald Sternbach at the piano, provides sultriness or drive, as suits the occasion.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2018
The crash and the tremor were succeeded by a sultriness that was almost unbearable.
From The Radio Boys' Search for the Inca's Treasure by Gerald Breckenridge
