astringency
Example Sentences
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I discovered mine years ago when attempting to find the perfect pairing with radicchio—that notoriously challenging, purple leafy vegetable known for its aggressive bitterness, earthiness and astringency.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026
Larsen has the most consequential role and she imparts just the right note of astringency.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 28, 2025
But the astringency remained, and then “someone had the bright idea of resting it on a spirit,” says Joe Horning, the liquid quality and innovations manager at the London-based Sipsmith Gin.
From Washington Times ● Jan. 1, 2024
Yet even as Winocour piles on too many complications, she retains an appreciable astringency — call it a sense of emotional realism about what it means to actually survive — that keeps bathos at bay.
From New York Times ● Jun. 22, 2023
If, then, mineral acids tend to lessen the diarrhoea of cholera, they act by their astringency and not by their acidity.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
