Example Sentences

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This is a larger-than-average lemon, with thick, bumpy peels and a perfumy aroma.

From Salon • Feb. 13, 2023

The Sukang Maasim bottle is white sugarcane and perfumy, a bit more acidic than rice vinegar.

From Salon • May 18, 2022

In “Phantom,” Mr. Prince was credited with emphasizing the title character’s sensuality and intelligence instead of slushy melodrama, as well as giving the show what he called a “mysterious, perfumy atmosphere.”

From Washington Post • Jul. 31, 2019

Small enough to fit in the back pocket of a pair of jeans, it has that slightly perfumy old-paper smell which prepares me for nostalgia.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 21, 2018

He is comforted by the talc smell of her housedresses mixed with the sunbaked smell of her skin, the perfumy smell of her party dresses.

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez