How to Use astringent in a Sentence

astringent

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  • The wine was harsh, sweet but astringent, and the taste seemed to register in the esophagus as much as in the mouth.
    — Steven Strogatz, The New Yorker, 4 Feb. 2013
  • Famed for its orchid-like fragrance, the tea grown on the north side of the mountain is sweet and pure, while that from the south is more pungent and astringent.
    — Tom Parker Bowles, Robb Report, 14 June 2021
  • Refill oak imparts less of the tannins that, in the long run, can make a spirit taste overly spicy and astringent.
    — Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 1 May 2023
  • Sheep-milk ice cream is set in a pool of yellow custard and a pleasantly astringent goat-milk caramel.
    — Mike Sula, Chicago Reader, 12 Apr. 2018
  • Underripe and the late-fall fruit is hard, astringent and tasteless; overripe and it’s gritty and bland.
    — Beth Dooley Special To The Star Tribune, Star Tribune, 4 Nov. 2020
  • Outside the restaurant, electric lights strung from house to house bathed Akre’s main avenue in astringent pinks.
    — New York Times, 20 Apr. 2022
  • Some are gentle and emollient, while others can be harsh and astringent.
    — Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune, 2 June 2022
  • Toners of the past were known for their astringent properties, which often dried skin out.
    — Audrey Noble, Allure, 20 Dec. 2020
  • Scotch bonnet pepper and allspice give the chicken an astringent bite, while a soft blanket of thick crema helps to calm the palate.
    — Soleil Ho, San Francisco Chronicle, 21 May 2021
  • The choice is yours, but many gardeners prefer the non-astringent types that can be consumed like an apple.
    — Tom MacCubbin, orlandosentinel.com, 4 Sep. 2021
  • The yogurt frosting turns to slime in your fingers and the pumpkin spice has an astringent aftertaste.
    — Alex Beggs, Bon Appétit, 27 Sep. 2022
  • Sweet and white wines tend to have more sulfites than red, but red wines contain more tannins, which are bitter or astringent compounds found in the skin and seeds of grapes.
    — Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 30 Dec. 2022
  • To play the long-distance swimmer Diana Nyad, Bening mixes in an astringent clump of salt.
    — Wesley Morris, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2024
  • The instructions say to boil water, which will give you a pretty astringent, strong cuppa (thanks Max).
    — Alex Beggs, Bon Appétit, 23 Jan. 2024
  • The consolation, though, is that all of these books are excellent, as bracing and astringent as a slap.
    — New York Times, 17 May 2018
  • This is one of my favorite tea blends to make: The hibiscus gives it that sweet but sour flavor, paired with the astringent softness of rose and raspberry leaf.
    — Bon Appétit Contributor, Bon Appétit, 15 June 2023
  • There is a better case for a less astringent form of intervention.
    — The Economist, 7 Oct. 2017
  • The fresh leaves are peppery and assertive—sometimes even bitter or astringent.
    — Bon Appétit, 9 July 2019
  • Tab was sweetened with saccharin, which gave the drink an astringent, metallic taste.
    — Jennifer Maloney, WSJ, 16 Oct. 2020
  • Fruits are eaten fresh; their flavor is sweet and slightly astringent.
    — Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Mar. 2022
  • Toners were all the rage—but the astringent formulas weren't exactly friends to the skin barrier.
    — Lindy Segal, Harper's BAZAAR, 24 Mar. 2023
  • The Nestlé mint chips, which come mixed in a bag with chocolate, were a little more astringent, with a flavor reminiscent of Andes mints.
    — Becky Krystal, Washington Post, 27 Nov. 2019
  • But in this book more than ever, Cusk is astringent, unsugared.
    — Hillary Kelly, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2021
  • The wine has power and intensity, but the tannins are silkier and less astringent than many cabs from farther up the valley.
    — Jay McInerney, Town & Country, 6 Nov. 2015
  • The orange peel and spice notes of the wine marry with cheese flavors, while the sweet and astringent textures of the wine balance out with the sweet and savory characteristics of the cheesecake.
    — Laurie Delk, Pacific San Diego Magazine, 10 Oct. 2017
  • The tannins are fine grained and pleasantly astringent.
    — Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 20 Dec. 2022
  • Don’t test the science — an unripe persimmon is full of astringent tannin that can leave your mouth puckered for hours.
    — Dawn Mitchell, Indianapolis Star, 20 Oct. 2017
  • Bad tahini, on the other hand, can be bitter and astringent, bordering on acidic, and can be dry with an almost chalky mouthfeel.
    — Alex Delany, Bon Appetit, 19 Feb. 2018
  • Those budding branches are intense on their own, musky and herbaceous with an astringent smack befitting the name.
    — Craig Laban, Philly.com, 11 May 2018
  • Santa Cruz, which is new this year, features bold, red wine tannins and an astringent finish that makes for a complex sipper.
    — Josh Noel, chicagotribune.com, 1 Nov. 2019

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