How to Use unctuous in a Sentence

unctuous

adjective

• That’s why ice cream is smooth and unctuous, while frozen milk is crisp and icy.
  — Elsbeth Sites, Discover Magazine, 28 Apr. 2015
• But that uber unctuous pork inside is more than worth the burn.
  — Jenn Harrisstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2019
• Some bars are dry on the tongue, others are unctuous.
  — Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 23 Jan. 2026
• The result is fish bathing in an unctuous, salty brown sauce.
  — Tan Vinh, The Seattle Times, 11 July 2017
• Truth be told, the smoked or fatty meats give a lot of our food its deep, unctuous soul.
  — Amethyst Ganaway, Washington Post, 23 Dec. 2022
• Its flavor is best described as beefy, in a rich and unctuous way.
  — Javier Cabral, Bon Appétit, 21 July 2023
• The heat from the noodles will cook the egg, melt the cheese, and create an unctuous sauce.
  — Hetty McKinnon, Bon Appétit, 10 July 2020
• The dish was so unctuous, meaty and juicy and so comforting on what seemed like the one frigid night that month.
  — Rachel Bernhard, Journal Sentinel, 5 Mar. 2024
• While this unctuous fluid has plenty of things in its favor, there is a dark side to it.
  — Tim MacWelch/outdoor Life, Popular Science, 5 Oct. 2020
• For the richest, densest, most unctuous quiche, choose heavy cream.
  — Georgeanne Brennan, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2026
• Then road riding seemed to lose some of its unctuous, depilated sheen.
  — Eben Weiss, Outside Online, 2 June 2022
• When coitus occurs, it’s scored by unctuous music.
  — Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 18 Sep. 2025
• Spooned over the top is a clam and cream sauce with bits of crispy guanciale strewn throughout for an unctuous, salty backbone.
  — Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2026
• Field peas, red rice and the best part — oxtail — cooked down, down and down again into a warm, unctuous delight.
  — Timothy Depeugh, Charlotte Observer, 15 Jan. 2026
• Then it’s all topped with crispy capers that give the unctuous dish a nice textural contrast.
  — Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 29 Dec. 2022
• And, just like the fabled fish, I was conned into eating these unctuous dumplings all my life.
  — May Klisch, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 23 Aug. 2019
• Pork has a fatty, unctuous quality that pairs well with brighter fruit flavors.
  — Chuck Blount, San Antonio Express-News, 14 Sep. 2021
• There is nothing unctuous about the clear, aromatic broth.
  — Matthew Odam, Austin American Statesman, 2 Mar. 2026
• Here are details on the sweet, tiny bites of unctuous decadence, and the fluffy, bogus cones best left in the freezer.
  — Jolene Thym, Mercury News, 3 June 2026
• The earthiness in the cheese meets the unctuous fruitiness of the wine in a way that enhances the flavors of both.
  — Washington Post, 13 Dec. 2019
• The flaky flatbread is served with an unctuous chicken curry or with sharp white cheddar and a dusting of cheese on top.
  — Christina Liao, Forbes, 2 Sep. 2021
• The first was loud, deep and unctuous, the second was casual — until money came up.
  — Jesse McKinley, New York Times, 2 May 2024
• The maguey imparts a subtly vegetal flavor, and cooks reserve just enough fat so that each bite of meat is unctuous.
  — Edmund Tijerina, Bon Appétit, 27 Feb. 2025
• The meat is braised into unctuous tenderness with onion, garlic, chilies, green herbs, and coconut.
  — Kara Baskin, BostonGlobe.com, 21 Jan. 2022
• The unctuous and sweet char siu pork jowl is interspersed with green apple pressed with lime and ginger for a bright and crisp counter to the fatty pig.
  — Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 16 June 2026
• Over time, the stew evolved to an unctuous base made of rockfish, herbs, potatoes and tomatoes combined with fish stock, ground with a food mill and strained.
  — Georgeanne Brennan, Mercury News, 3 Dec. 2025
• Slowly braised, the meat becomes tender and unctuous, while the liquid is enriched with the marrow from the shank bone.
  — Cosmo Genova, Field & Stream, 24 Feb. 2021
• Will Arnett is back, and game, as April’s unctuous former colleague.
  — Glenn Kenny, New York Times, 2 June 2016
• At Big Ma’s, the ribs are cut into manageable pieces, with just enough fat to leave the meat unctuous but easy to eat.
  — Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2026
• The palate is first soothed by the unctuous meat before being startled by the explosive seasonings.
  — Michael Bauer, San Francisco Chronicle, 23 Jan. 2018