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

Beyond her prodigious vocal skills, Ms. Bumbry brought a famous sultriness to her roles, a reputation she put to good use for a 1970 performance of “Salome” at the Royal Opera House in London.

From New York Times • May 8, 2023

Wrapped in moisture-laden air, we seemed to experience moments of surpassing sultriness, sensations that may have seemed surprising for all our experience of Washington in the summer.

From Washington Post • Jul. 9, 2021

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 air became oppressive in its sultriness, and the clouds gathered ominously.

From The Bachelors A Novel by Orcutt, William Dana