Example Sentences

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“An intense whirligig of tannins metallically attacked my mouth and, on the finish, there was an astringent sizzle, with undertones of acid reflux,” Patterson wrote.

From Washington Post • Sep. 27, 2019

The shards clinked metallically when I stepped on them.

From The New Yorker • Nov. 6, 2016

His tough rusty-bronze hide glistened metallically as if oiled or waxed; the spines thrusting back from scalp and neck shone like gold, and indeed were coated with a conductive, copper-coated film.

From New York Times • Jun. 3, 2013

Ms. Salonga’s bright, metallically edged voice is a shiny all-purpose instrument that confidently establishes its dominion over whatever musical setting surrounds it.

From New York Times • Jun. 15, 2011

Bigger’s face was metallically black in the strong sunlight.

From "Native Son" by Richard Wright