astringency

Example Sentences

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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

“Romaine can have a little astringency, but with Little Gem, you don’t get that,” he says.

From Washington Post • Mar. 18, 2022

Sourness of taste, with bitterness and astringency, like that of unripe fruit.

From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary by Webster, Noah