piquancy

Example Sentences

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Finally, a dose of horseradish gives the sauce a welcome piquancy.

From Washington Times • Sep. 12, 2023

The royal real estate shuffle took on added piquancy with The Sun’s report that the king had offered Frogmore Cottage to Prince Andrew, his disgraced younger brother.

From New York Times • Mar. 2, 2023

Adding piquancy to the current boycott is that it’s being done by reliable recent and future Olympic host nations.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 8, 2021

This article of faith, however, didn’t water down the piquancy of her style or soften the often bracing nature of her social observations.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 26, 2021

A scholar named Thomas Cole, however, published an ingenious speculative essay in 1991.2 Corax’s name—giving extra piquancy to the judge’s joke—means “crow” in Greek, and Cole starts out arguing from common sense.

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith