oomph

Example Sentences

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As she tells it, the special oomph that soy sauce adds to a bake is, in a word, umami.

From Salon • Dec. 13, 2025

And so Tchaikovsky’s Fifth and Sixth Symphonies emerged more fully characterized than did the Fourth, though all were delivered with considerable oomph.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 20, 2025

Some of her own MPs have grumbled privately that she has lacked oomph and cut-through in her opening months in the job.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2025

It was cheerful and rhymed but lacked oomph.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 3, 2025

I hear an oomph off to the right and lean forward to see around the tall Cape grass.

From "Shouting at the Rain" by Lynda Mullaly Hunt