acidic

Example Sentences

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Those distracting acidic greens are only one unusual choice in Pontormo’s palette.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

During fermentation, the microbes release acidic by products including acetate and formate.

From Science Daily • Mar. 13, 2026

“It’s not acidic or negative. I genuinely love doing this,” he says.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2026

The other is “Fleabag”: Like Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s acidic reprobate, Ms. Weisz’s character is unconstrained by a fourth wall, sharing with us, reflecting, observing, making wisecracks but not being particularly funny.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026

An acidic sap dripped from the cut vines and burned where it landed on his arm.

From "Messenger" by Lois Lowry