sultry
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The sultry “Hard Times” combines a slow cha-cha-cha rhythm with strings, horns, electric keyboards and a reverb-heavy bass.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 15, 2026
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
After an opening salvo of rap-centric tracks, Swim was moody and sultry, with flowing choreography that underscored its message of persevering in choppy waters.
From BBC • Apr. 9, 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
It was hot and sultry and Janie left the field and went home.
From "Their Eyes Were Watching God" by Zora Neale Hurston
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