His breath came short and shallow, each gasp drawing a damp, musty taste across his tongue.

And the taglierini with pesto had a flat, almost musty taste.

Bitter," he said, "and a musty taste, but not entirely terrible.

It had a musty taste.

I've learned not to loathe the musty taste of valerian, an herb proven (scientifically and personally) to help induce sleep.

As it was, his gorge rose, and there was a musty, sour taste in the back of his throat to accompany the nausea.

The walls were bare and there was a musty, unpleasant taste to the air.

It was a stale taste, musty, pale-grey.

He'll underscore the milky purity of a fresh corn kernel with the dark, musty taste of wild mushrooms.

He really did not like the meat that was preserved in the bladders; it always had a musty taste.