sultry
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In a sultry basement bar on a Wednesday night in downtown Manhattan, some serious trash talking was going on.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
Even masala chai would lose its signature, sultry kick.
From Salon • Jan. 25, 2026
Singer Taylor Momsen had a big presence on the massive stage, looking like the Runways’ Cherie Currie circa ’70s, her voice sultry pitch perfect, her commanding voice as genuine as her positively magnetic stage presence.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 2025
Currently on tour in Australia, he's been loosening up, gently leaning into the softer image he's spent recent years trying to toughen, even performing an intimate karaoke bar set of early sultry hits.
From BBC • Feb. 22, 2025
One sultry afternoon, on his way home from the menagerie, he went to the Colosseum and bribed his way into the cellars where the wild beasts were kept.
From "Tiger, Tiger" by Lynne Reid Banks
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