spiky
Example Sentences
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The sauce should feel awake — not spiky, not sour — just balanced enough that the richness doesn’t linger too long.
From Salon • Apr. 7, 2026
‘Humanize me a little,” says the petite woman in a cashmere sweater at the end of a forthright, occasionally spiky interview.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026
Ellis Genge lacked his usual spiky physicality in the loose.
From BBC • Feb. 23, 2026
Six-year-old trees at the nursery looked like spiky pineapple tops.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 21, 2025
His spiky tuft bobbed wildly as they ran.
From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
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