How to Use mushy in a Sentence

mushy

adjective

• The mushy middle is one of the worst places to be in the NHL.
  — Shayna Goldman, The Athletic, 16 Jan. 2025
• The Dead were mushy and hazy; The Fall were knotty and nasty.
  — The Atlantic Culture Desk, The Atlantic, 22 Dec. 2021
• Avoid any pears with large dark or mushy spots and tears in the flesh.
  — Audrey Bruno, SELF, 19 Sep. 2018
• The bananas need to be firm enough to slice, not mushy.
  — Sheri Castle, Southern Living, 4 Jan. 2024
• The grains of rice should be al dente, not mushy, and the mixture should be creamy.
  — Robin Miller, The Arizona Republic, 29 Feb. 2024
• Avoid skin that has many soft spots or is mushy to touch.
  — Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Mar. 2025
• Many of the seeds were black, mushy and smelly, but some appeared to be healthy.
  — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Nov. 2024
• The flesh should be firm and translucent, not mushy or opaque.
  — Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2019
• Don’t see any other moldy bits and the berries aren't mushy?
  — Marygrace Taylor, SELF, 7 July 2022
• The shell had zero chance of holding up to the mushy meat overnight.
  — Rasputin Todd, The Enquirer, 15 Mar. 2023
• Ripe figs should be slightly soft to the touch but not mushy.
  — Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 July 2024
• The kitchen doesn’t rinse or soak the fish, either, which can turn them mushy.
  — Washington Post, 28 Jan. 2020
• Leave them in the marinade no longer than an hour or the shrimp can turn mushy.
  — Chris Morris, BostonGlobe.com, 30 June 2023
• When ready, the flaked oats will be mushy and the steel-cut oats will be just tender.
  — Milwaukee, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 22 Dec. 2017
• At this stage, the plaques are soft and mushy and there is the potential to reverse the process.
  — Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal, 4 Feb. 2022
• Saturday’s game was the end of a mushy stretch of the Stars schedule.
  — Matthew Defranks, Dallas News, 24 Apr. 2021
• The bird was more skin than crunch, the fries came mushy and the gravy never showed because the kitchen had run out.
  — Mike Sutter, San Antonio Express-News, 12 Apr. 2018
• If a gourd turns mushy, toss in your compost or brush pile.
  — Ellen Nibali, baltimoresun.com, 10 Oct. 2019
• Overcooked squash will cause the casserole to be mushy.
  — Patricia S York, Southern Living, 2 Mar. 2025
• Smoked over pecan and grilled to a perfect char, the meat is tender, but not mushy.
  — Sonja Haller, azcentral, 30 Jan. 2015
• Potato and cheese version is OK, but the meat is mushy.
  — Nancy Ngo, Twin Cities, 23 Aug. 2019
• The rice that was yielded was nice and fluffy but very slightly mushy.
  — Good Housekeeping, 5 June 2023
• The pork bun was fluffy, though a little mushy, but the sesame ball was nicely sweet and chewy.
  — John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 7 Apr. 2026
• Excess moisture can also cause roots to rot, turning brown and mushy.
  — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 5 Apr. 2026
• The keys are satisfying to type on and impressively hushed without feeling mushy.
  — Aubrey Jowers, PC Magazine, 31 Mar. 2026
• Most of that unwanted trash is stillage—a goopy, mushy mixture of grains and corn.
  — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 25 Mar. 2026
• Soups with pasta or rice can develop a mushy texture once frozen.
  — Riley Wofford, Martha Stewart, 16 Mar. 2026
• The shift away from prolonged breast-feeding and toward mushy baby food has led to smaller jaws with less room for the tongue.
  — Gilad Edelman, The Atlantic, 15 Mar. 2026
• White mushy larvae known as grubs are taking over Lincoln Square neighborhood parks just as warmer weather sets in — again.
  — Laura Turbay, Chicago Tribune, 13 Mar. 2026
• Coating the grains with oil before adding any liquid helps the rice cook evenly so that the outside does not become mushy before the center is tender.
  — Carla Lalli Music, Bon Appetit Magazine, 10 Mar. 2026