smoky

Example Sentences

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The brisket, seasoned with salt and pepper along with berbere, rosemary, garlic, and ginger, was the standout—rich, smoky, and deeply flavorful.

From Salon • Mar. 31, 2026

He saw about five smoky areas and ash pits, including one he remembered vividly that was too hot to touch with his gloved hand.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 1, 2026

Billie Holiday’s 1936 recording set the song on its path into the jazz canon—her smoky phrasing revealing new emotional colors.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 5, 2025

Charred furniture, lecterns and smoky curls of carpet are piled around the entrance - its guts emptied, and debris cleared, in time for Friday prayers.

From BBC • Nov. 14, 2025

I stopped at the nearest portrait—a beautiful dark-haired woman lounging on a high-backed chair with a pair of big cats, one a tawny lion and the other a smoky black panther, resting on either side.

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda