aftertaste

Example Sentences

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This vignette, despite the mishap, ends more happily than the others, but the evening still leaves a sour aftertaste.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 23, 2025

I believe there is an aftertaste so you can take that short-term approach.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 22, 2024

She said the stench was so bad it felt "stuck in the back of my throat like a bad aftertaste".

From BBC • Feb. 20, 2024

Their honey, which is runny enough to be drunk like a liquid and is said to have a citrusy aftertaste, is used by many Indigenous Peruvians as a natural medicine.

From New York Times • Jan. 30, 2024

Its flesh was tart and chewy, with a bitter aftertaste that seemed familiar to her.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin