spicy

Example Sentences

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The combination of spicy chili oil and sweet-savory tomato oil is wildly good.

From Salon • Jun. 11, 2026

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

“He starts sweating when he eats spicy food,” Persaud said of their second date at a taco restaurant.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

"Guess what we have today? Stale rice and water that's pretending to be spicy rasam," Grandma Knife says.

From "Born Behind Bars" by Padma Venkatraman