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
The first episode "left a slightly sour taste in the mouth", she added - a sentiment echoed by the Independent's Nick Hilton, who wrote that the series is "tinged with a strange, bitter aftertaste".
From BBC • Aug. 7, 2025
Depending on how closely you follow “SNL” and its notoriously hard working conditions, “Written By” has a similarly bitter aftertaste to it too.
From Salon • Jan. 16, 2025
I believe there is an aftertaste so you can take that short-term approach.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 22, 2024
Its grease-bathed pepperiness had a strong bitter aftertaste like anise, but not sweet.
From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago
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