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
Take heart: We project that this month we may once again be spared the worst of Washington’s standard sultriness.
From Washington Post • Jul. 1, 2022
In its sly sultriness and emotional intricacy, the movie weaves an atmosphere of unnerving mystery.
From New York Times • Dec. 30, 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
An oppressive sultriness in the atmosphere, such as we had never before experienced, and a drenching thunder-storm, put a complete stopper on our projected excursion to make a closer acquaintance with the hills.
