earthy

Example Sentences

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It’s warm and slightly earthy from the ground cumin and crumbled feta cheese.

From Salon • Mar. 21, 2026

Many of the looks featured this season's favourite colour - chocolate brown, along with earthy beiges and crisp whites.

From BBC • Feb. 20, 2026

The dry lake beds and bare mountains were cast in glow and shadow, the whole scene washed in cinnamon and brown sugar — earthy tones that felt almost edible.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 5, 2026

Hiemer smuggled part of his mother’s earthy remains to his garden, he said, and planted a mulberry tree.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 3, 2026

At the bottom of the hill, he pedaled harder, shooting up that earthy incline.

From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles