astringent
Example Sentences
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Their study, published in Current Research in Food Science, examined whether the distinctive astringent taste of flavanols could itself act as a signal to the brain.
From Science Daily • Feb. 7, 2026
It was musty and slightly astringent, not unlike the communal bin area in his block of flats.
From BBC • Sep. 25, 2025
Touchet — she pronounces it the French way — is observant and astringent, tall and imposing.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 30, 2023
The Sparkling Americano is a little less astringent version of the espresso tonic.
From Salon • Apr. 21, 2023
Sasha Melnik’s astringent would take longer, Mama said, so Anya took the three ready potions out for delivery while Mama got started on his.
From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
