redolent

Example Sentences

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And what he is alleged to have gotten up to with Jeffrey Epstein was redolent of low moral character.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026

Small gestures of sympathy are everywhere, redolent of locals who are not sure what to do, but nonetheless feel like they ought to do something.

From Slate • Feb. 23, 2026

Others may find “Boots” redolent of the Kubrick movie, “Platoon” and/or “An Officer and a Gentleman,” though its message isn’t too complicated.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 9, 2025

The space was redolent of chanterelles, a bowlful of which she’d just received from a forager friend in exchange for a burger.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 13, 2024

Outside them, in the yard, someone played a country tune on a whistle, a melody redolent of orchards and sun.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson