as in smoky
Related Words
Relevance
Dissimilar Words
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of sooty
The Persian Polymath Avicenna compared the urine of newly pregnant women to chickpea water, which turned red in the later stages and a black, sooty color after childbirth.
—
Holly Barker, Discover Magazine, 14 July 2022
Carbon condenses into sooty dust in the rapidly whirling wind, which glows in infrared light that is invisible to the human eye.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 12 Oct. 2022
At Race Point in Provincetown sightings included a sooty shearwater, 23 common murres, 600 razorbills, 30 black-legged kittiwakes, and 5 Iceland gulls.
—BostonGlobe.com, 22 Dec. 2021
This is a novel of warrenlike buildings, sooty doors, small rooms that smell of mice and leather.
—James Parker, The Atlantic, 19 Oct. 2021
See All Example Sentences for sooty
Holly Barker, Discover Magazine, 14 July 2022
Carbon condenses into sooty dust in the rapidly whirling wind, which glows in infrared light that is invisible to the human eye.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 12 Oct. 2022
At Race Point in Provincetown sightings included a sooty shearwater, 23 common murres, 600 razorbills, 30 black-legged kittiwakes, and 5 Iceland gulls.
—BostonGlobe.com, 22 Dec. 2021
This is a novel of warrenlike buildings, sooty doors, small rooms that smell of mice and leather.
—James Parker, The Atlantic, 19 Oct. 2021
See All Example Sentences for sooty
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sooty
smoky
Adjective
-
Now a searing guitar line held forth, but only briefly before giving way to an elegantly swinging piano and sax, as if the song had walked off the street and into a smoky jazz club.—
Peter Ames Carlin,
Rolling Stone,
13 Aug. 2025
-
The rich, creamy dip has a base of cream cheese and Cheddar, with smoky elements from bacon, freshness from green onions, and a bit of crunch from almonds.—
Jasmine Smith,
Southern Living,
10 Aug. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Sooty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sooty. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share