oomph

Example Sentences

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Craig is on the bench and offers plenty of oomph.

From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026

The first-round of the playoffs usually produces a bunch of mismatches that lack oomph.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 12, 2026

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

From Salon • Dec. 13, 2025

It was cheerful and rhymed but lacked oomph.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 3, 2025

“Sometimes when you think you’ve done all you can, you have to dig down deep and find that extra oomph that helps you get through what seems like an impossible situation.”

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas