unctuous

Example Sentences

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A core subplot in the film involves Ella’s father, played with an unctuous, desperate charm by Harrelson, reappearing in her life after many years with his own agenda.

From Los Angeles Times

In this, our third pandemic year, the coziest, most unctuous dishes still reigned supreme.

From Salon

Truth be told, the smoked or fatty meats give a lot of our food its deep, unctuous soul.

From Washington Post

The cellos were unctuous in the Scherzo, part of a kaleidoscope of sickness and sourness that never became grotesque; the violas seemed to feed off the heat of the brasses.

From New York Times

The mission was “pure of taste, ripe and unctuous,” with sweetness and “genuine alcohol” that contrasted with previous weak harvests in Germany.

From Washington Post