Having the characteristics of pitch or tar.
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Examples for "tarry "
Examples for "tarry "
1 The times and tides of business and debate tarry for no man.
2 Give me my staff; and tarry in yon chamber to the left.
3 Satisfied on this account, her brother said she should not tarry long.
4 The longer we tarry , the farther word will spread about our intentions.
5 The muster shall begin at once, and wait for none that tarry .
1 The trees have only their resinous sap as a weapon of defence.
2 It crunched and crumbled, filling the air with a pungent, resinous dust.
3 Pavek gulped the cool liquid, ignoring its resinous taste and gritty texture.
4 Soon the flowers had been blended together into a resinous white liquid.
5 He could smell the resinous aromatic leaves she had steeped in it.
1 On one side, glaring dazzling light; on the other, cavernous pitchy darkness.
2 The staircase was a winding one and led down into pitchy darkness.
3 Above that round yellow ray, faces were unrecognizable in the pitchy blackness.
4 The night was quite dark, but not what is called pitchy dark.
5 A raw wind, driving snow, pitchy darkness, slush and everything objectionable underfoot.
1 The grains are coated with a resiny natural pesticide and preservative compound, saponin, which is bitter and soapy flavored.
2 The resiny essences of the pines pervade every pore of his body, and eating his flesh is like chewing gum.
3 There is an enveloping smell, a resiny odor not unlike marijuana, the sharp smell that comes off an expensive beer.
4 Bakers are invited to embellish at their whim, adding delicate, balmy dill; warm, bold oregano; assertive, licorice-like tarragon; or resiny thyme.
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