musty
Example Sentences
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Between the musty setup and saccharine score, it’s the film equivalent of a bowl of stale candies.
From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026
New research now shows that the distinctive musty scent of mummified remains holds valuable clues about how these elaborate burial rituals were carried out.
From Science Daily • Mar. 16, 2026
They did not look quaint or musty but decidedly contemporary, even stylish.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025
Although the troubles of our world never bled into “What We Do in the Shadows,” the story never shied away from politics within its own musty, rotten realm.
From Salon • Nov. 11, 2024
It’s a musty closet with rotting food and maggots.
From "Ghost Boys" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
Vocabulary lists containing musty
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
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