redolence

Example Sentences

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I bought a couple to make cocktails with — a common usage for the fruit in its native South America — and marveled at its remarkable redolence, which perfumed my whole kitchen for days.

From New York Times • Feb. 22, 2022

Until Bone Clocks, Mitchell alluded to these ideas rather than stating them outright, and this gave his novels a pleasant redolence of mystery and the sublime.

From Slate • Jul. 6, 2020

It was easy to hear some redolence of Ambrose Akinmusire, one of today’s most influential young trumpeters.

From New York Times • Jan. 31, 2018

But in an age where much of that is done with mixes that reek more of aluminum than allspice, we’ve turned to other, less savory sources of redolence.

From Slate • Dec. 19, 2012

I think the soaked concrete of the borough must smell a little of Venice, or what I imagine of Venice, a redolence consumptive, intestinal.

From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee