spicy

Example Sentences

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It’s salty, bright, herbaceous and just spicy enough to keep things interesting.

From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026

The track begins almost like an acoustic ballad before corrido-like trumpets cut through, followed by spicy synths that pull the song into a completely different emotional register.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

What you will find are the lovable supporting actors of the meat world: skirt steak, pork riblets, chuck roast, spicy sausage, the occasional coil of chorizo.

From Salon • May 22, 2026

He now employs nine people, all Gazans, and cooks Gaza-style: spicy.

From Barron's • May 9, 2026

“It won’t be too spicy, but you did sign up for a South Asian cuisine class,” she says, very sweetly.

From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan