piquant

Example Sentences

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Like this exquisite, piquant one-pan wonder I learned to make a couple of summers ago at Lo Scoglio, the legendary hotel and restaurant on the Amalfi Coast of Italy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 15, 2026

This set off culture clashes that resonated throughout the industry — and yielded some piquant anecdotes.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 14, 2025

The piquant pudding is one of many foods widely eaten in the Caribbean country that has its origins in Africa and has survived to this day.

From BBC • Feb. 15, 2025

I have zero personal connection to the dish steak Diane, which consists of pan-fried steak served in a piquant sauce made from pan drippings, cream, Cognac, shallots and Worcestershire or Dijon mustard.

From Salon • Dec. 6, 2023

It is little marked upon how much skill must be exercised to produce the most piquant malformations.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson