Example Sentences

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As the flowers age, they are followed by dark brown, almost nutlike seed heads that carry interest into the fall and winter, and feed the birds.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 10, 2021

Taking a bite, you appreciate its aroma and freshness, its dense texture and yeasty, nutlike flavor.

From New York Times • Jan. 15, 2021

The aromas and flavors are earthy and nutlike, floral and harmonious.

From New York Times • May 21, 2020

This is a superb Soave, made entirely from organic garganega grapes, rich and herbal, with lingering nutlike, mineral flavors.

From New York Times • Apr. 2, 2020

And I, Sam Gribley, felt just wonderful, just wonder- I pushed the raft down the stream and gathered ar- rowleaf bulbs, cattail tubers, bulrush roots, and the nutlike tubers of the sedges.

From "My Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George