dampish

Example Sentences

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The weight of a dampish plot hangs on the young mother's efforts to get away from baby long enough for an occasional hour of fun in the evenings.

From Time Magazine Archive

Sample of the dampish dialogue: Diver Quinn, parrying a marriage proposal by Suzan�"Think of what our kids might be like, full of bends and nitro bubbles."

From Time Magazine Archive

He followed her through the narrow, dampish alley at the side of the house.

From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers

At once she felt giddy, even the cold, dampish sheets on her bed seemed to smell of chipre.

From Tales of the Wilderness by Pilniak, Boris

The air was not foul, but it was close, and there was a dampish smell upon it, and it was charged with a fishy odour like that of decaying spawn and dead marine vegetation.

From The Honour of the Flag by Russell, W. Clark (William Clark)