Example Sentences

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The peppery cold crunch of the radish, the smooth fattiness of the butter, the crispness and salinity of the salt — I was gobsmacked.

From Salon • Mar. 25, 2025

The sauce should hang in the balance between sweet and sour, offset by the round fattiness of the olive oil.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 26, 2023

While the dressing is mayo-based, I like the flavor of mustard to penetrate through, using the mustard’s tanginess to break the creamy fattiness of the mayonnaise.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 27, 2023

And the same was true of the many banh mi I’d wolfed down across Houston, and of the backyard cookouts I’d been privy to in Texas: Great care was taken to avoid the pig’s fattiness.

From New York Times • Mar. 30, 2022

Chef Dan Barber's braised short ribs take classic Espagnole to new heights with the addition of bright tamarind paste, which cuts through the fattiness of the meat.

From Salon • Jan. 6, 2022