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The hook, "you can use my lyrics as your captions", is a delectably scathing riposte to a musician who sniped her style.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

Jan Dutkiewicz and Gabriel N. Rosenberg deliver the news—well-known to many Americans, if not to the frequenters of farmers markets—that the American food industry is wildly successful at keeping us safely and even delectably fed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

The laughs have to be served before any of the delectably dramatic desserts.

From Salon • May 17, 2025

These brownies are an ode to summer, offering the gooeyness you’ve come to love with a delectably irresistible fudgy brownie.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 22, 2023

Our well was sunk in the broad sandy bottom of the arroyo, in the midst of a narrow and delectably grassy valley between two foot-hills.

From The Aztec Treasure-House by Janvier, Thomas A. (Thomas Allibone)