aftertaste

Example Sentences

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The sandwiches were great fun to eat, but left a strange mental aftertaste.

From Seattle Times

“If we push on like this, even if the Olympics stir our emotions we will be left with a bitter aftertaste.”

From Washington Post

The aroma is both earthy and fruit-punch sweet — Ito says it almost smells like bubble gum to her — but paired with the laurel and black sage, it provided a faint but refreshingly fruity aftertaste.

From Los Angeles Times

Judges based their rankings on taste, odor, mouth feel and aftertaste.

From Seattle Times

Filtering horror movie and melodrama ideas through thoroughly modern sensibilities, these series leave an acidic aftertaste as their heroes fight to be treated as human beings.

From Los Angeles Times