How to Use astringency in a Sentence

astringency

noun

• The cheese is mild, void of that harsh astringency sometimes present in other blues.
  — Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 29 Jan. 2024
• There are cherry and chocolate notes, and whiffs of soft smoke curl through the back end of the palate with just a touch of astringency.
  — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 22 Jan. 2023
• And the palate is sweet and light, with notes of cantaloupe, lemon, vanilla and toffee followed by just a hint of astringency.
  — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 8 Mar. 2022
• Most of the time, the juice is quickly whisked away from the skins and seeds, which contain pigments and tannins that can add color and astringency.
  — Eric Asimov, New York Times, 31 May 2018
• The first is that the astringency of tannic wine erases most of the fat from our tongue and gums, leaving a more pleasant sensation in the mouth.
  — Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 29 Nov. 2022
• Though loosely in the vein of early Woody Allen, or mid Noah Baumbach, the writing here has none of their astringency.
  — Jessica Kiang, Variety, 28 Sep. 2023
• Then the head of R&D at Empirical read that marigolds had the same kind of tannins—the mouth-stripping astringency in red wine—as stone fruits.
  — Adam Rogers, Wired, 2 Aug. 2021
• Some varieties have a pleasing astringency in the skin, but that’s about it.
  — David Karp, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2019
• But the real problem is on the palate; Wheatwine is OK for a moment, then jolts to an odd bitterness and astringency.
  — Josh Noel, chicagotribune.com, 21 Nov. 2019
• And for a dose of astringency, dried lime and hibiscus do wonders.
  — Kristy Mucci, Saveur, 15 Mar. 2017
• Tonally, the war years clash with the luxe campiness of his postwar London love affairs, which in turn clash with the astringency of his later life.
  — Mark Feeney, BostonGlobe.com, 2 June 2022
• Oil, fishy fragrance and stemmy astringency washed over my palate in turns.
  — Soleil Ho, SFChronicle.com, 23 Dec. 2019
• Often these hazy sparklings are made with some grape skin contact, even if the base wine is white, lending astringency and bitter flavors to the wine.
  — Coral Sisk, SFChronicle.com, 27 Nov. 2019
• In my recipe: onions loses their astringency, and become sweet.
  — Katie Chang, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2021
• Fortunately the beer dried out ever so slightly in the finish: a touch of oaky-fruity astringency that lent completion to the sip.
  — Josh Noel, chicagotribune.com, 19 Nov. 2019
• Official tasting notes describe some astringency on the palate, with complex, dry fruit notes and just a touch of sweetness.
  — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 17 Mar. 2023
• Light, elegant, flowery, good freshness, pears, apples, a bit perfumed, a touch of astringency in the end.
  — Per and Britt Karlsson, Forbes, 25 June 2021
• Slight astringency, as well as salinity and wet stone in aromas.
  — Tom Mullen, Forbes, 31 July 2022
• The immediate reaction to this chili salt (which also contains lime oil) was a painful astringency on the palate.
  — Paul Stephen, San Antonio Express-News, 16 June 2021
• Gold Digger is bursting with hops and notes of citrus, finishing with just the right amount of bitterness/astringency.
  — Blair Anthony Robertson, sacbee.com, 2 June 2017
• White and green asparagus, cooked sous-vide in milk, were garnished with a poached egg, ramson oil, bonito flakes and ramps, the last adding some pleasant astringency to a soothing umami-rich dish.
  — Alexander Lobrano, New York Times, 29 May 2018
• At once rustic and refined, the dessert starts with rhubarb stalks chopped into large pieces and slowly macerated with sugar to soften the texture and tame its astringency.
  — Noelle Carter, latimes.com, 9 Mar. 2018
• Known for its intense astringency, bitter melon can be quite difficult to mellow out, but here’s a method how: Halve the melon, seed it, and cut lengthwise into pieces.
  — Clarissa Wei, Bon Appétit, 19 Oct. 2020
• The flavor was much more pronounced (bright red fruit) after decanting the wine and very little astringency was detected.
  — Madison Yauger, Peoplemag, 11 May 2023
• With astringency—a pen dipped in venom—her novels catalog the endless slights of social life, the petty warfare over status.
  — Charlie Tyson, The Atlantic, 13 May 2021
• There's a strong rye presence without the typical rye astringency.
  — Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 18 Mar. 2021
• Some lean more amber or golden or yam-colored in their final appearance; some lightly sting the taste buds with astringency while others melt with fudgy sweetness.
  — Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2023
• After sipping, the initial sweetness dissolves into some earthiness and astringency, with notes of orange, apple and caramel coating the back of your tongue.
  — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 6 Aug. 2021
• Richer, more succulent dishes benefit from pairing with tannic wines, as the tannins cut through that richness and their astringency leaves our palates refreshed and ready for the next bite.
  — Washington Post, 16 July 2021
• The chill in the air helps tame their bitterness, so the astringency of arugula turns into a bewitching pepperiness, and the harshness of kale is offset by a verdant vegetal tang.
  — Washington Post, 4 Nov. 2021

Last Updated: 17 Dec 2024