plummy

Example Sentences

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“I’ve been a garden-variety political commentator for most of my career,” he said in a plummy Sydney drawl.

From Slate • Mar. 31, 2024

These days, clusters of plummy Concords, oval autumn royals and dusky kyohos are decorating dinner tables, doubling as cornucopian decorations and low-effort snacks.

From New York Times • Feb. 28, 2024

The Times, ever devoted to its vision of L.A.’s plummy future, wrote pages and pages about real estate, larding its stories with words like “stately mansion” and “palatial dwelling.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2022

Grapes take on a whole new flavor profile when they're skewered and put on the grill, giving them a smoky, slightly plummy sweetness and an extra-juicy texture.

From Salon • Mar. 16, 2022

The baker whose pillowy, plummy Buchtel rolls were voted Bavaria's best.

From "What the Night Sings" by Vesper Stamper