How to Use gamy in a Sentence

gamy

adjective
  • But the bone broth is the draw; choose chicken or beef, both respectably gamy and lip-coating.
    — Molly Young, Bon Appetit, 22 June 2017
  • Lamb Tikka Kebab chunks ($14.99) had a gamy note that balanced the heat.
    — Daniel M. Jimenez, The Mercury News, 9 May 2017
  • The Pax Armagh captured in a bottle the savory, floral, wild and gamy nature of the grape and place.
    — Eric Asimov, New York Times, 10 Dec. 2020
  • If people want to smell like gamy muskrats down by the river, that’s their right as Americans.
    — John Kass, chicagotribune.com, 26 June 2019
  • The crust doesn’t taste at all gamy but does have a savory depth that butter alone can’t deliver.
    — Los Angeles Times, 27 July 2019
  • The breast was served in striking wedges, each with strata of crispy skin, luscious fat, and tender meat, as rich and gamy as foie gras.
    — Hannah Goldfield, The New Yorker, 7 June 2018
  • The lean, gamy meat is popular with bodybuilders and the wellness-conscious.
    — Washington Post, 15 Apr. 2021
  • Lamb cooked sous vide was light, not gamy, served with fried sweetbreads and grilled preserved eggplants that left a faint whiff of wildfire on the plate.
    — New York Times, 3 Mar. 2018
  • Three hours later, there was a rank, stubborn, gamy taste in my mouth, and no amount of beer-rinsing or tooth-brushing would get rid of it.
    — WSJ, 9 Oct. 2018
  • This organic rosé, a blend of grenache and syrah, tastes of cantaloupe, sage and a gamy suggestion of a gossamer-thin slice of prosciutto.
    — Washington Post, 21 June 2020
  • Lamb riblettes were a nice idea, smoky and with a deep, pleasing gamy flavor balanced by the tart cherry barbecue sauce.
    — Kate Washington, sacbee, 8 Dec. 2017
  • But also try the goat, which has a buttery richness and slightly gamier savor than lamb, though at times (like my last visit) can be chewy.
    — Craig Laban, Philly.com, 9 Dec. 2017
  • Duck eggs often also have two yolks, and have a slightly gamier flavor than chicken eggs with a thicker texture in both the yolk and whites.
    — Chuck Blount, ExpressNews.com, 9 Dec. 2019
  • White breezily portrays Brendan’s gamy masculinity, which clings to him like the funk from his unwashed gym clothes.
    — Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 28 Oct. 2019
  • The surprise was that the sharp, gamy pungency of the quails flavored the pork as much as the pork flavored them, an ancient taste that I had never suspected existed.
    — Jonathan Gold, latimes.com, 26 May 2017
  • Guinea Hens Farmers love these low-maintenance fowl for their guard dog–like instincts and hunger for pesky insects like ticks; chefs love their dark, gamy meat, which is good in braises and ragùs.
    — Amiel Stanek, Bon Appetit, 25 Jan. 2017
  • Venison gives this classic French comfort stew a pleasant, gamy flavor.
    — Paul Stephen, ExpressNews.com, 11 Nov. 2020
  • More recently, poached nettles and a vivid orange swipe of harissa spice paste with a toothy green garbazo ragout gave an aromatic North African lift to the sweetly gamy meat.
    — Craig Laban, Philly.com, 3 May 2018
  • Turkey’s gamy qualities work well with fruit — that’s why cranberry sauce is so crucial to a Thanksgiving spread.
    — Washington Post, 30 Jan. 2020
  • During a fish’s journey from boat to cutting board, that iron and oxygen team up to slice through fat molecules, releasing some of the same pleasantly gamy aromas found in red meat.
    — Ali Bouzari, SFChronicle.com, 22 June 2018
  • An intriguing pinot, with intense flavors of cherries, tree bark and a gamy meat on a grill tantalizingly out of sight, all wrapped in silky elegance.
    — Washington Post, 23 July 2021
  • Wild turkeys were definitely eaten by the first European colonists, but these were small gamy fowls quite unlike the average farmed turkey.
    — Bee Wilson, WSJ, 19 Nov. 2022
  • Tender shredded goat meat, luscious and gently gamy, is formed into a tidy rectangle, then seared to a crackly crispness.
    — Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 14 Dec. 2025
  • Around the edges, the frisky, gamy stocks are bubbling up again.
    — Michael Santoli, CNBC, 12 Aug. 2025
  • The flavor is strong and pungent—some might even say gamy—but don’t let that discourage you.
    — Robert F. Moss, Southern Living, 23 July 2025
  • The texture of the raw lamb, minced to a smeary fineness, is lightened with bulgur, and its mildly gamy flavor is warmed and sharpened with nutmeg and salt.
    — Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2024
  • These are video games in the gamiest sense—violent, repetitive, grandiose, silly.
    — Gabriel Winslow-Yost, Harper's Magazine, 23 Sep. 2024

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