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

The latter are bitter and astringent compounds that come from grape skins, seeds and stems.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2024

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

They were astringent, but he felt more awake and less cold, and the better for it.

From "The Subtle Knife" by Philip Pullman