Examples of flinty in a Sentence
a flinty and determined hero
a flinty warrior hardened by years of battle
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Roberts plays a flinty college professor who is caught up in the crossfire between the accusor and the accused.
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Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 18 Sep. 2025
Maria is a wonderfully textured character, at turns flinty and cold and vivacious and funny, and Maura is adept at embodying all sides to this woman.
—Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 13 Sep. 2025
Mare brought the intimate, personal lives of flinty women into focus with just the right mix of humor, trauma, and hope.
—Grace Byron, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2025
It’s located on the banks of the Loire and renowned for distinctive smoky, flinty sauvignon blancs that reflect the silex-rich soils and cooler microclimate of the appellation.
—Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 22 July 2025
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Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 18 Sep. 2025
Maria is a wonderfully textured character, at turns flinty and cold and vivacious and funny, and Maura is adept at embodying all sides to this woman.
—Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 13 Sep. 2025
Mare brought the intimate, personal lives of flinty women into focus with just the right mix of humor, trauma, and hope.
—Grace Byron, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2025
It’s located on the banks of the Loire and renowned for distinctive smoky, flinty sauvignon blancs that reflect the silex-rich soils and cooler microclimate of the appellation.
—Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 22 July 2025
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“Flinty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flinty. Accessed 26 Sep. 2025.
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