pungence

Example Sentences

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The wisdom of it is equaled, nay surpassed, by the pungence of its wit.

From Time Magazine Archive

It derives its pungence largely from the performance of Laura Hope Crews, who played in the stage version by Sidney Howard in 1926.

From Time Magazine Archive

I have read that its pungence can sometimes restore memory and speech.

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein

Thyme Syria Soft and mellow, with the contrasting pungence of thyme.

From The Complete Book of Cheese by Brown, Robert Carlton

Then Galbini hit the jackpot with his Taleggio that fills the need for the sharpest, most sophisticated pungence of them all.

From The Complete Book of Cheese by Brown, Robert Carlton