Example Sentences

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When synthesizing a tamarind flavor, for example, she found that boosting the florals brought out a raisinlike character; when lessened, a limelike sourness came to the fore.

From New York Times • Sep. 6, 2021

The Chardonnay can be light and fresh, the Riesling limelike, the Gewurztraminer spicy, and the glorious grape of Burgundy, Pinot Noir, velvety.

From Time Magazine Archive

Here he found a little soil covering a limelike tufa deposit.

From The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa by Badlam, Anna B.