How to Use briny in a Sentence

briny

adjective

• Fresh fish smells briny and not fishy, and is firm to the touch.
  — Mary Tomlinson, Southern Living, 10 July 2020
• But we were mesmerized by the pulse of the ocean, alive to the sound of the surf and the scent of the briny air.
  — Bonnie Tsui, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2017
• The crab was sweet and briny, the leg meat enriched by a trace amount of fat.
  — Soleil Ho, San Francisco Chronicle, 17 Sep. 2021
• The briny notes reminded us of olives, in the best way.
  — Joy Cho, Good Housekeeping, 15 Nov. 2022
• This black olive paté from Italy is bold, briny and salty.
  — Katie Chang, Forbes, 20 Sep. 2021
• Douse them in lemon juice and knock them back like tiny briny shots of bliss!
  — The Bon Appétit Staff, Bon Appétit, 13 Nov. 2020
• The salty, briny fish only adds to a pizza with the works, IMO.
  — Megha McSwain, Chron, 27 May 2022
• Both have sweet, briny white meat that pulls out in long pieces.
  — Laura Reiley, Anchorage Daily News, 21 Aug. 2022
• It’s salty, briny, and just a tiny bit sweet, thanks to healthy slices of red pepper.
  — Kara Baskin, BostonGlobe.com, 3 July 2018
• Tomatoes love salt, so give it to them in the form of briny capers.
  — Kari Sonde, Washington Post, 20 June 2019
• The dumplings were chewy, tender and full of pork broth, in a wrapper that was rich and briny.
  — Jenn Harrisstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2019
• The smell is at once lightly flowery and sweet; briny and wet.
  — Katherine Lagrave, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Apr. 2017
• The ginger is hot and pungent; the seaweed, sweet and briny.
  — Jenn Harris Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2021
• At Twenty-sixth and Park, the waves shine in the sunlight, and the breeze is briny with seaweed.
  — Joshua Rothman, The New Yorker, 27 Apr. 2017
• The question that lingers in the dry, briny air: What story will this era of Saltair tell?
  — Palak Jayswal, The Salt Lake Tribune, 22 Aug. 2022
• This time of year, summer squash is abundant and pairs well with the briny hit of olive.
  — Kim Sunée, Anchorage Daily News, 22 July 2022
• Despite the giant hit of salt, this hot-hot sauce with a briny note is fun.
  — Jolene Thym, The Mercury News, 6 Aug. 2019
• The sound of crashing waves, the feel of sand between your toes, the smell of the briny ocean air—a day at the beach is a feast for the senses.
  — Starlight Williams, National Geographic, 24 July 2019
• The sweetness of the raisins and caramelized onion balances nicely with the briny olives and spunky Parmesan.
  — Orange County Register, 7 Apr. 2017
• Out on the briny green, salmon and striped bass are jumping in the boat, and the humpback whales are just plain jumping.
  — Tom Stienstra, SFChronicle.com, 8 July 2018
• Anchovies, fennel, a splash of white wine and the briny drippings from...
  — Kitty Greenwald, WSJ, 8 Mar. 2019
• The clam is briny and tart and chewy, and affects you like a splash of Norwegian water in the face.
  — Pete Wells, New York Times, 24 Apr. 2018
• Talisker’s maritime and briny notes are like a warm welcome from a wild sea.
  — Outside Online, 27 Apr. 2020
• Thick, creamy and briny, this soup was loaded with clams and potatoes.
  — Anchorage Daily News, 23 Oct. 2019
• Its briny flavor adds brightness spread on a baguette and stacked with meat and cheese.
  — Elaine Johnson, Sunset, 22 Jan. 2018
• The sweet and briny scallops perfectly play off the spicy sauce and the crunchy, salty chicharrones.
  — Eric Velasco, al, 5 Dec. 2019
• The truffle was present but not overpowering and the caviar was salty and briny.
  — Jenn Harriscolumnist, Los Angeles Times, 25 July 2022
• The wild prawn cocktail with Bere Island crab (€26) is sweet and briny, while the squash soup (€10) is a restorative.
  — John Mariani, Forbes, 20 June 2022
• Brighter, milder, and more vegetal than black pepper, it is commonly used in Thai curries, and gives a classic French steak au poivre its briny bite.
  — Antara Sinha, Bon Appétit, 7 Jan. 2024
• Jaafar Al Oraibi hints at this by incorporating actual salt into a black-and-white drawing of a briny lake.
  — Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 26 Jan. 2024

Last Updated: 25 Oct 2024