resinous

Example Sentences

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Oregano, especially in its dried form — which sharpens and intensifies into something almost resinous, unlike its greener, more delicate fresh counterpart — has become the backbone of my pantry cooking.

From Salon • Aug. 26, 2025

Her dark-hued, resinous, trembling-vibrato soprano has an inherent morbidity, haunting in both Fedora’s longer lyrical lines and speech-like parlando.

From New York Times • Jan. 1, 2023

Bornstein is more poetic: “The resinous leaves have an intoxicating fragrance.”

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 15, 2022

The evocative flavor — black currants are the main ingredient in cassis liqueur — is sometimes described as musky, resinous or astringent.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 28, 2022

They were not near the Gulf now, and the air was dry and hot so that the brush cricked with heat and a good resinous smell came from it.

From "The Pearl" by John Steinbeck