oomph
Example Sentences
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The group has such a distinctive sound; this album just has extra oomph compared to the last one.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 11, 2026
Baker's fire would add some much-needed oomph to an England team that had too many introverts for the heat of an Ashes battle in Australia.
From BBC ● Apr. 30, 2026
The first-round of the playoffs usually produces a bunch of mismatches that lack oomph.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 12, 2026
As she tells it, the special oomph that soy sauce adds to a bake is, in a word, umami.
From Salon ● Dec. 13, 2025
“Just a bit of oomph needed to get through an impossible situation.”
From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas
