How to Use astringent in a Sentence

astringent

1 of 2 adjective

• 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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astringent

2 of 2 noun

• The bamboo extract works as an astringent and can be helpful if your skin is dull.
  — Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune, 18 May 2022
• By Rosie Jane's relies on witch hazel water, which acts as an astringent to dry out sweat.
  — Devon Abelman, Allure, 27 Sep. 2022
• This is still a light beer, but the hops are able to linger on your tongue without any building astringent bitterness.
  — Matt Allyn, Popular Mechanics, 23 July 2020
• Vinegar can act as an astringent to help relieve pain and itching from the rash, as can aluminum acetate, per the FDA.
  — Maggie O'Neill, Health.com, 14 May 2021
• Witch hazel is a natural plant extract that serves as a mild astringent, closing your pores to the grime that naturally builds up on your skin over the course of a day.
  — The Salt Lake Tribune, 12 May 2022
• If your skin still feels oily, instead of washing again (which can make your skin produce even more oil), try an astringent after cleansing.
  — Kristin Koch, Seventeen, 1 Aug. 2020
• If your skin still feels oily, instead of washing again (which can make your skin produce even more oil!), try an astringent after cleansing.
  — Kristin Koch, Seventeen, 25 July 2014
• If your skin still feels oily, instead of washing again (which can make your skin produce even more oil!), try an astringent after cleansing.
  — Kristin Koch, Seventeen, 17 Oct. 2017
• Tannins—compounds in wine derived from grape skins and seeds and oak barrels—have an astringent or drying quality in the mouth.
  — Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 11 Nov. 2022
• Staying Cool in the Midwest Readers, witch hazel is an astringent derived from a flowering plant.
  — Heloise, Washington Post, 22 Aug. 2019
• But this is derived from nettle, which is a plant used with astringent and oil-purifying powers.
  — Chris Hachey, BGR, 29 Apr. 2022
• Baby powder is mostly talc, a mineral that is used to keep skin dry and as an astringent to prevent diaper rash.
  — Jef Feeley, latimes.com, 12 July 2019
• Sourced from Australia and made with 100% natural ingredients, this elixir is unlike most toners, which can be drying, astringent and harsh.
  — Joseph Deacetis, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2021
• This year's new product will be hydrosol toner, a natural lavender astringent made from the water left from the lavender distillation process.
  — Mary Ellen Fillo, courant.com, 17 May 2017
• An astringent is a toner formula that's made with ingredients like alcohol that help remove excess oil from the skin.
  — April Franzino, Good Housekeeping, 13 Nov. 2022
• Combined with tannin, a natural astringent, the treatment also helps smooth skin after clearing it of all those nasties to give it that poreless, glass-like look everyone is after lately.
  — Devon Abelman, Allure, 9 Apr. 2018
• According to cosmetic chemist Ginger King, alum helps clarify water and acts as an astringent in cosmetics.
  — Devon Abelman, Allure, 5 Feb. 2022
• And while there’s, justly, an uptick in interest in refreshing skin tonics during the warmer months, when an astringent can sop up excess oil to control shine and prevent breakouts, toning is just as essential when the temperatures dip . .
  — Lauren Valenti, Vogue, 22 Oct. 2018
• Peppermint Used for centuries as a natural astringent to combat bad breath, soothe indigestion and overcome fatigue, oil from the peppermint plant can also reduce nausea and cramping.
  — Newsweek Special Edition, Newsweek, 23 Feb. 2018
• The whitening pen contains light-reflecting pigments and is infused with containing lavender oil as a stress reliever, strawberry extract to whiten, and honeysuckle leaf extract which acts as an astringent.
  — Tiffany Dodson, Harper's BAZAAR, 4 Aug. 2022
• Brightly astringent fermented ginger replaces the laphet in another salad.
  — Hannah Goldfield, The New Yorker, 25 Sep. 2020
• Savvy consumers will notice potassium aluminum sulfate listed in the ingredients of this deodorant, which is a mineral salt with astringent and antimicrobial properties.
  — Jacqueline Saguin, Good Housekeeping, 19 Apr. 2022
• Andres’ astringent textures and polytonal harmonies also suggested Stravinsky.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Jan. 2022
• The bamboo extract works as an astringent and can be helpful if your skin is dull.
  — Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune, 18 May 2022
• By Rosie Jane's relies on witch hazel water, which acts as an astringent to dry out sweat.
  — Devon Abelman, Allure, 27 Sep. 2022
• This is still a light beer, but the hops are able to linger on your tongue without any building astringent bitterness.
  — Matt Allyn, Popular Mechanics, 23 July 2020
• Vinegar can act as an astringent to help relieve pain and itching from the rash, as can aluminum acetate, per the FDA.
  — Maggie O'Neill, Health.com, 14 May 2021
• Witch hazel is a natural plant extract that serves as a mild astringent, closing your pores to the grime that naturally builds up on your skin over the course of a day.
  — The Salt Lake Tribune, 12 May 2022
• If your skin still feels oily, instead of washing again (which can make your skin produce even more oil), try an astringent after cleansing.
  — Kristin Koch, Seventeen, 1 Aug. 2020
• If your skin still feels oily, instead of washing again (which can make your skin produce even more oil!), try an astringent after cleansing.
  — Kristin Koch, Seventeen, 25 July 2014

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