The washing proceeded downward, gently, neck and chest, with an astringent smell.

The astringent smoky smell of whisky rose up and engulfed his head.

It had a faint, astringent smell, which seemed to help.

The astringent smell of cleaner filled the room.

It had a faintly sour and astringent smell, the same he'd noticed when he opened the airlock door.

It had a sour, faintly astringent smell of decay.

A strange, astringent smell assaulted her nostrils and she gagged.

A sharp, astringent smell rose from the berries, slightly bitter.

The windows were thrown wide; there was the astringent smell of cleaning fluid.

The smell of dirt and something else, something astringent.