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

By turns tender and astringent, Dame Edna called audience members “possums” often.

From New York Times • Apr. 22, 2023

The sharp, astringent scent of the dogonyaro leaves filled the car, and Amaka breathed deeply and said they cured malaria.

From "Purple Hibiscus" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie