Example Sentences

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A violin floats between the guitars, evoking country earthiness with an elegiac tone.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

Swapping in honey added moisture, yes, but also something deeper, an earthiness and floral sweetness that makes you lean in for another bite.

From Salon • Apr. 3, 2025

"I hadn't really twigged that he was looking for a bit more earthiness and a bit more bite."

From BBC • Sep. 20, 2024

The first tasted the way a pure corn tortilla should: a pleasant initial tinge of sourness, a soft texture, a concluding rush of earthiness.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2024

There was a heavy earthiness about him, the smell of grass after it has just rained.

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda