starchy

Example Sentences

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All morning he’d felt like a pot on the stove, the water getting warmer and warmer, but when she said that, the pot boiled over, hot starchy anger flowing out of him.

From Literature

Tossed with pasta, egg, cheese, and a little of the starchy cooking water, they became a mushroom carbonara—rich, smoky, and deeply satisfying.

From Salon

The starchy pasta water, slowly whisked in, binds it all into a sauce that clings and stretches, tugging at each bite with just enough tension to remind you that this is pasta, not soup.

From Salon

Mr. Dowling is a discerning and sympathetic, if occasionally starchy, guide through Shepard’s oeuvre.

From The Wall Street Journal

Another starchy favorite is the mashed sweet potatoes with toasted marshmallows.

From Salon