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sultry

[suhl-tree] / ˈsʌl tri /




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Porter originally wrote it as a sultry bolero, but Sinatra and Riddle supercharge it into one of the singer’s most celebrated uptempo showcases.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

He’s clearly having fun in his not-Redd Foxx role; she’s good sassy, sultry, but also sensitive company.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 5, 2025

Like an ice cube on a sultry summer day, Greenland’s ice sheet is melting, and that water, flowing into the ocean, is steadily raising sea level globally.

From Salon • Jan. 24, 2025

It sounds a little cheesy next to the sultry, sophisticated material that eventually populated the record.

From BBC • Jan. 22, 2025

It was quiet here, the sun had grown sultry, and although magpies were gathered in the cottonwoods by Indian Creek, they made no noise now.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols




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