palate

Example Sentences

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Creme eggs have been delighting - or not, depending on your palate - British tastebuds for more than 50 years.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

Akers has just the palate cleanser in “To Kill a Cook”, a homage to 1970s Manhattan and its fine dining temples.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026

Odors in low-fat yogurts can make them feel richer and thicker on the palate without adding more emulsifiers.

From Science Daily • Feb. 9, 2026

If I were unlucky enough to do so, I’d instantly lose my appetite, spitting out those pungent, peppery seeds with such haste and chugging glasses of water in an attempt to clean my palate.

From Salon • Jan. 25, 2026

When she finished, she ran her tongue over her teeth and then made a series of short smacking sounds with her tongue against her palate as though she’d just eaten something sour.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy