Example Sentences

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Citrusy and floral, with an uncloying sweetness that’s invigorated with bitter gentian and wormwood, it’s best enjoyed over ice or in a simple spritz.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 11, 2019

They’re terrific, and so is their dark, uncloying cocktail sauce.

From New York Times • Jan. 10, 2017

Broadway can be a place of bombast, but “Once” is the rare musical with reticence and uncloying sweetness.

From New York Times • Dec. 25, 2014

She is also a consummate comedienne and an accomplished actress who handles the show's serious moments with uncloying dignity.

From Time Magazine Archive

It has that indescribable quality of all first things,—that shy, uncloying, provoking barbed sweetness.

From Locusts and Wild Honey by Burroughs, John