astringence

Example Sentences

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Mr. Dean’s harmonic language deftly blends tonal elements with raw astringencies.

From New York Times • Jan. 31, 2020

A Passage to India attempts to translate into three acts the astringencies of E. M. Forster's renowned novel.

From Time Magazine Archive

We thought of the slight astringencies of her character, and how they would turn to full ripe sweetness in that calm sunshine of domestic peace.

From Life of Charlotte Bronte — Volume 2 by Gaskell, Elizabeth Cleghorn

She liked the little, deep-set, dark grey eyes, the beaked nose, like the prow of a trireme, and the drawn-in mouth, which seemed to be victim of the astringencies it was driven to utter.

From Rest Harrow A Comedy of Resolution by Hewlett, Maurice Henry