How to Use redolent in a Sentence

redolent

adjective
  • Some of its first steps are even oddly redolent of the country’s recent past.
    — Keith Darden, Foreign Affairs, 3 Mar. 2014
  • This is all too redolent of Vietnam, but in this case, who will rebuild?
    — Gerard Baker, WSJ, 19 Oct. 2017
  • Some burst with juniper flavor, while others are redolent with the aroma of rose petals.
    — Bon Appétit, 18 Dec. 2019
  • The meat was a satisfying cross between brisket and roast beef, redolent with star anise and soy.
    — Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2023
  • The shifts and overlays become redolent metaphors of home and displacement.
    — Jason Farago, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2018
  • An employee found the package, redolent of gasoline, and opened it.
    — Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 25 Apr. 2024
  • Each bite was simple, deep, redolent of the French countryside.
    — Rosecrans Baldwin, Travel + Leisure, 7 Sep. 2024
  • Brisket, generously fatty and redolent of oaky smoke, is doused in chimichurri and served on flour tortillas.
    — Kayla Stewart, Bon Appétit, 23 Feb. 2024
  • The dark interior, redolent of heady and rich tobacco mixtures, had its own quirks.
    — Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 11 Jan. 2024
  • So soothing, so redolent of simpler times (which is sort of my ZIP Code).
    — Chris Erskine, latimes.com, 3 July 2019
  • In a place like Oxford, redolent with history, how can so much history be smothered and lost?
    — New York Times, 11 May 2018
  • Spanish leather, or peau d’Espagne, was redolent of the Mediterranean woods and orange blossoms in which the skins were soaked.
    — Town & Country, 3 Mar. 2023
  • Topped with a ridiculously runny, over-easy egg and with a generous amount of tofu mixed in, the earthy, redolent rice had great texture.
    — Anna Caplan, star-telegram, 16 Aug. 2017
  • The rums are mixed, carbon filtered, and then rested in French oak casks for a smooth rum that's redolent of vanilla and caramel with just a hint of spice.
    — Lauren Hubbard, townandcountrymag.com, 11 Apr. 2023
  • Breezy mornings are ideal for privacy before the heat mounts and the baths heave with people; redolent of a carefree summer camp.
    — Alia Akkam, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Mar. 2024
  • Is there any place-name so redolent of adventure, peril and the thrilling cross-currents of culture as the Silk Road?
    — Meghan Cox Gurdon, WSJ, 10 Mar. 2023
  • The result is a tender, squidgy bar streaked with raspberry and crowned with a crunchy golden streusel redolent with nuts, which also happens to be gluten-free.
    — Lynda Balslev, The Mercury News, 22 Jan. 2024
  • Though fried to an admirable crispiness and strongly redolent of garlic, the batter itself lacked seasoning.
    — Alaska Dispatch News, 28 Sep. 2017
  • The nose is redolent of overripe banana, sweet apple, and a hint of tar; on the palate, sweet notes of pineapple, coconut and vanilla are met by a dry, peppery spice.
    — Tony Sachs, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
  • The elegiac score by Lisa Gutkin and Aaron Halva is redolent with the buoyant melancholy of klezmer.
    — Charles McNulty, latimes.com, 11 June 2019
  • Dig into the rack of lamb, redolent of Moroccan spices, or a whole branzino simply accompanied by charred lemon.
    — Katie Chang, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
  • Despite the way the fragrance is described, thick with spice and redolent of swirling plumes of smoke, the candle is strangely light, never overpowering.
    — Jocelyn Silver, Vogue, 18 Sep. 2024
  • The molten Gruyere — placed in a ceramic bowl on a wire rack over a flaming tea candle — is redolent of white wine, cherry schnapps and garlic on the backbeat.
    — James Patrick Kelly, idahostatesman, 27 Apr. 2017
  • She’s grown wise during her absence, sharing in this smoldering, ‘90s-redolent track that some bridges are worth burning, despite the adage.
    — Melinda Newman, Billboard, 16 Mar. 2026
  • The store is redolent with the aroma of warm chocolate and an ambience evoking the agricultural roots of cacao with plants and growing tunnels.
    — Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 13 Feb. 2026
  • At Time and Tide, Garcia presents a bisque-esque sauce redolent with paprika and tomato and bolstered by heavy cream.
    — Caroline Hatchett, Robb Report, 1 Nov. 2024
  • The peak-twee EPs are redolent of their moment in micro-history but also transcend it, standing up as classics of their kind.
    — Brian Howe, Pitchfork, 6 Mar. 2026
  • Holy Smoke aromas of cherries and molasses and pine nuts, followed by flavors redolent of rounded red cherries from the Merlot.
    — Tom Mullen, Forbes, 29 Sep. 2024
  • The finished pickles are slightly salty, redolent with herbaceous Mexican oregano and laced with chipotle smoke, followed by the sharper heat of fresh jalapeño.
    — SFChronicle.com, 26 July 2019
  • The tortillas, spread with the rich, comforting pork and tomato stew, redolent with guajillo chili, and studded with bacon and chorizo, are finished with cheese and sour cream.
    — Mara Severin | Eating Out, Anchorage Daily News, 27 Apr. 2023

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