soupcon
Example Sentences
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The account has gotten widespread attention, in part for mixing its attacks with a soupçon of self-deprecation.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026
The result is a punch of spice, a tickle of tang and a soupçon of sweet.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 3, 2024
Renner takes to a larger moviemaking scale like a duck to water: “Migration’s” mélange tastes accessible enough, but his ingredients give it a soupçon of distinctive flavor.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 20, 2023
I might add a soupçon of Seurat, to account for the smooth unruffled Classical forms of the dance hall’s clientele.
From New York Times • May 11, 2023
“I’m mostly pecans. With just a soupçon of maple sugar.”
From "The Season of Styx Malone" by Kekla Magoon
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
