The abandoned mansion smelled musty because of disuse. From LearnThat.org.
The two boys stared down at the black rectangle on the table, breathing in musty basement air. From Wordnik.com. [365 tomorrows » 2005 » November : A New Free Flash Fiction SciFi Story Every Day] Reference
musty documents filed away in musty drawers, and old, old letters and deeds-of-law with crumbling edges, referred to it casually. From Wordnik.com. [The Golden Apple Tree] Reference
It smells kind of musty in there, now - I like the upholstery better here. From Wordnik.com. [Cheeseburger Gothic » Open for business. The new renovated Ladies Lounge.] Reference
Qwilleran sniffed, too; "musty" was not quite the word for the pervading aroma. From Wordnik.com. [The Cat Who Came To Breakfast]
BTW, the smell of the tree p. was kind of musty, not unpleasant, but not sweet either. From Wordnik.com. [Tree Peony and White Feather « Fairegarden] Reference
It says the sticker smells "musty," but it seems the second-runner-up smell was coffee. From Wordnik.com. [Today's Book Review] Reference
They wore the same denims, the same shirt and the same trainers day in, day out and they had a kind of musty smell about them. From Wordnik.com. [Both Sides of the Fence -A Life Under Cover]
Sounds kind of musty, slobbery … tackles it sligtly less indirectly. From Wordnik.com. [Jules Crittenden] Reference
So, while the issue hasn't been declared widespread, it does have certain "musty" similarities among. From Wordnik.com. [Softpedia News - Global] Reference
I can do without the "musty" smell and "tropical funk" lifting from the pages to make my days and nights miserable with allergic reactions. From Wordnik.com. [AlterNet.org Main RSS Feed] Reference
"Tastes kind of musty; from the hay, I reckon; and the meat seems kind of old. From Wordnik.com. [The Flight of Pony Baker A Boy's Town Story] Reference
If you think that sounds a bit musty, think again. From Wordnik.com. [One Brit vs. The Utopians] Reference
The musty, dusty smell of the shops is part of the charm. From Wordnik.com. [Sara Berman: five things I know about style] Reference
Nightmare scenarios lurked in the musty Electoral College. From Wordnik.com. [A Whiff Of Victory . . . But Now It's War] Reference
The TBA chemical gives the tainted products a musty or moldy odor. From Wordnik.com. [More Tylenol, Motrin, Benadryl products added to recall list] Reference
“Hi,” I exhale, ducking into a musty cave of a bedroom. From Wordnik.com. [Is This Something?] Reference
Even now the word has a musty quality, like an old war-bonds poster. From Wordnik.com. [The New Shape Of Patriotism] Reference
His voice matched his appearance quite well; it was musty and sleepy. From Wordnik.com. [French Vanilla Death - Seconda Parte] Reference
I stepped forward apprehensively and peeked into the dark, musty house. From Wordnik.com. [Unspoken Bonds] Reference
Reaching into the musty, wrinkled, cardboard box he pulled out a sample. From Wordnik.com. [A Christmas Spaghetti] Reference
Save quietude for brooding intellectuals lost in musty narrow library halls. From Wordnik.com. [His Name Was Do Re Mi] Reference
We'll try not to get trapped in that musty, old-school pennant race nostalgia. From Wordnik.com. [Yanks-Rays: What Naps Are Made Of] Reference
Younger workers would rather invest in 401 (k) s (pensions carry a musty smell). From Wordnik.com. [A Requiem For Pensions] Reference
The grand debates about the meaning of the 20th century have gone flat and musty. From Wordnik.com. [Books: Todd Gitlin] Reference
The ULD's stable of musty candidates spouted anticommunist rhetoric from the 1960s. From Wordnik.com. [The Pyongyang Card] Reference
She noted the labor that kept the musty vault free of vermin and subterranean leaks. From Wordnik.com. [The Dadaist] Reference
It's dark brown and full of yeast; the aroma is musty, with notes of banana and cloves. From Wordnik.com. [Beer By the Year] Reference
My grandmother suddenly slowed and I plowed headlong into the musty weight of her bosoms. From Wordnik.com. [Bootstraps] Reference
For that matter, even the reruns of "" Barney '' will bear the musty reek of the classics. From Wordnik.com. [Tomorrow's Child] Reference
It's all made possible by a surprise discovery in a musty corner of the National Archives. From Wordnik.com. [New Monk, Coltrane Recording Discovered] Reference
We drink some young wine in a musty cellar in Valtice and I decide to tell her everything about me. From Wordnik.com. [Cheque Republic] Reference
For all the up-to-the-minute research, the movie still gives off the musty scent of Hollywood contrivance. From Wordnik.com. [Hostage Heat] Reference
The reason: cork too often taints the wine with that spiteful "corked" flavor, accompanied by a musty smell. From Wordnik.com. [Putting A Cork In It] Reference
"The Clause," directed by John Pasquin, makes the same musty point as "Miracle" -- namely, you gotta believe. From Wordnik.com. [Lumps Of Coal] Reference
As much as 10 percent of all wine with a cork falls victim to a mold known as TCA, which causes wine to develop a musty "soggy dog" taste. From Wordnik.com. [DRINKS: GOING SCREWY] Reference
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