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

"The Company You Keep" is adapted from a Korean format, but moves with the sultriness of Steven Soderbergh's "Out of Sight."

From Salon • Feb. 27, 2023

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

I made a cut-off, and came upon the road half way up the hill, leaving sultriness for a breezy elevation.

From A Month in Yorkshire by White, Walter