plummy

Example Sentences

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At one point, Melanie Field, who plays Sonya, mocks the plummy British sound of Bonneville’s Vanya.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2025

“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

Forget every store-bought version: This is deeply plummy, pleasantly sour, possibly citrusy, with a slight spicy bite.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 14, 2022

Philby answers confidently, in the plummy tones of the English upper class.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell