Example Sentences

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Honey and sherry vinegar round out gochujang’s deep heat into a mellowness that’s at once sweet, savory and tangy.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 9, 2023

The first music heard was the national anthem, sung by the audience through masks, which gave it a moving, muted mellowness.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 20, 2021

Alongside the hippy-dippy mellowness, there is a man who clearly likes doing things his way.

From The Guardian • Apr. 10, 2020

And as the countess Adèle, Sharin Apostolou’s clear, penetrating high notes don’t feel out of place with the general mellowness of her smooth soprano.

From New York Times • Jun. 5, 2016

The sun-bleached mellowness of the island opened up space for the two of us, in part by giving us time we’d never before had.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama