soupcon
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Winemaker Ben Jordan tweaks the blend to suit each vintage — for the 2020, a soupcon each of chardonnay and pinot gris round out the wine.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 27, 2022
President Obama would sneak a soupcon of almonds or a cigarette.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 7, 2018
Frank needs a smaller life, one that will allow him to regain a soupcon of his soul and maybe find a piece of his heart.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 9, 2018
In between are dozens that you thought were just OK: An X-Men movie here and there, with a soupcon of Star Trek tossed in.
From Time ● Jul. 26, 2017
And the soupcon of blue on the hat and in the earrings of miladi lights up the whole personality.
From December Love by Robert Smythe Hichens
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
In its 28 previous features, Pixar had dabbled in sci-fi, but “Elio” is immersed in it, with just a soupçon of … horror?
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 23, 2026
The desert setting and chomping alien monsters give “The Last Dance” a whiff of “Starship Troopers,” a soupçon of “Tremors,” nodding to those self-consciously campy B-movie creature features of yore.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2024
In the face of so much frenzied curation and compulsory personal branding, how might a modern human maintain some iota of unshared selfhood, a soupçon of Greta Garbo mystique?
From New York Times ● Mar. 9, 2024
“I’m mostly pecans. With just a soupçon of maple sugar.”
From "The Season of Styx Malone" by Kekla Magoon
